GK OF THIS WEEK

REASONING QUIZ ON ANALOGY

1. KMF : LLH : : RMS : ?

(a) SLR

(b) SLU

(c) SSU 

(d) SUS

2. BIGE : JQOM : : RYWU : ?

(a) AGFD             

(b) ZFDB

(c) ZGEC              

(d) ZYVX

3.  QDXM : SFYN : : UIOZ : ?

(a) WKPA           

(b) QNLA

(c) LPWA            

(d) PAQM

4.  ASTN : ZTSO : : MSUB : ?

(a) LRRC             

(b) LTTA

(c) NTVC             

(d) LTTC

5.  FILM : ADGH : MILK : ?

(a) ADGF             

(b) HDGE

(c) HDGF             

(d) HEGF

6.   5 : 124 : : 7 : ?

(a) 125

(b) 248

(c) 342

(d) 343

7.   5 : 36 : : 6 : ?

(a) 48

(b) 49

(c) 50

(d) 56

8.   16 : 56 : : 32 : ?

(a) 96

(b) 112

(c) 118

(d) 128

9.   0.16 : 0.0016 : : 1.02 : ?

(a) 0.0102

(b) 0.102

(c) 1.020

(d) 10.20

10.  7 : 56 : : 9 : ?

(a) 63

(b) 81

(c) 90

(d) 99

ANSWER KEY:
01.B

02.C

03.A

04.D

05.C

06.C

07.B

08.B

09.A

10.C

General Awareness Quiz For SSC and CHSL

01. The cyclone that brought devastation in Bangladesh was named as 

(1) Shary    

(2) Sidr 

(3) Wendy   

(4) Erin 

02. Which is the longest mountain chain on Earth? 

(1) Andes mountains  

(2) Mid-Atlantic ridge 

(3) Western Cordillera  

(4) Himalayan range 

03. Which one of the following countries has no mineral deposits? 

(1) Switzerland   

(2) Austria 

(3) Norway   

(4) Sri Lanka 

04. Translocation of water is 

(1) Apoplastic   

(2) Symplastic 

(3) Both (1) and (2)  

(4) None of the above 

05. Bacteriophage was discovered by 

(1) Felix d'Herelle and Frederick Twort 

(2) Kluyver and Niel  

(3) Paul Ehrlich 

(4) Burrill and Smith

06. Genes are not found in pairs 

(1) in body cells   

(2) in ovary after fertilization 

(3) in gametes   

(4) in zygotes 

07. The histogen, from which epidermis is formed, is 

(1) Dermatogen   

(2) Periblem 

(3) Plerome   

(4) Calyptrogen 

08. Blood groups were discovered by 

(1) Landsteiner   

(2) William Harvey 

(3) Weismann   

(4) Morgan 

09. The work done by the string of a simple pendulum during one complete oscillation is equal to 

(1) Total energy of the pendulum 

(2) Kinetic energy of the pendulum 

(3) Potential energy of the pendulum 

(4) Zero 

10. The minimum number of forces to keep a particle in equilibrium is 

(1) 1    

(2) 2 

(3) 3   

(4) 4 

Answers ..
01. 2
02. 1
03. 1
04. 3
05. 1
06. 3
07. 1
08. 1
09. 4
10. 2

SSC Competitive Exams – General English Study Notes

1. Microbe—
A living creature that is so small that it cannot be seen without a microscope and that may cause diseases.
सुक्ष्म जीव (रोगाणु) जो रोग पैदा करते हैं 

2. Mint—
A place where money is coined.
वह जगह जहाँ सिक्के ढाले जाते हैं 

3. Mirage—
An appearance of objects often simulating the appearance of water.
मृगमरीचिका 

4. Misanthrope—
One who hates mankind.
जो मनुष्यजाति से घृणा करता हो 

5. Misogamist—
A person who does not believe in the institution of marriage.
जो शादी की परम्परा में विश्वास नहीं करता

6. Misogynist—
A person who hates women.
जो औरतों से घृणा करता हो 

7. Momentous—
An occasion of great importance.
बहुत बड़ा एवं महत्वपूर्ण अवसर 

8. Monastery—
A building in which monks live.
वह स्थान जहाँ संन्यासी रहते हों 

9. Monogamy—
Practice of having one wife or husband.
एक विवाह 

10. Monopoly—
Sole right to make and sell some invention.
एकाधिकार

Quantitative Aptitude For SSC CHSL and SSC CGL Exams

1. If 2/3 part of a number is greater by 4 then 3/5th of it, what is the number?

(a) 30

(b) 40

(c) 60

(d) 20

2. What will be added to 11148 so that the sum is divisible by 7?

(a) 7

(b) 3

(c) 9

(d) 5

3. An article is sold at a certain price. By selling it at 2/3 of that price one loses 10%. Find the gain per cent at original price.

(a) 35%

(b) 25%

(c) 45%

(d) 55%

4. How many kilogram of rice costing Rs. 18.30 per kg must be mixed with 126 kg of rice costing Rs. 8.55 per kg so that 20% may be gained by selling the mixture at Rs. 14.40 per kg?

(a) 69 kg

(b) 68 kg

(c) 67 kg

(d) 66 kg

5. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 10 km in 2 hr. While coming back stream the boat takes 5 h to cover the same distance. If the speed of the current is 1.5 km/hr, what is the speed of the boat in still water ?

(a) 2.5 km/hr

(b) 3.5 km/hr

(c) 5.3 km/hr

(d) 4.3 km/hr

6. If the simple interest on a sum of money for 2 yr at 5 % per annum is Rs. 50, what will be the compound interest on the same sum at the same rate for the same time?

(a) Rs. 51.25

(b) Rs. 52

(c) Rs. 54.25

(d) Rs. 60

7. HCF of x^2 - y^2 and x^3 - y^3 is 

(a) x-y

(b) x^3-y^3

(c) (x^2-y^2 )

(d) (x+y)(x^2+xy+y^2 )

8. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ……., 98, 99, 100 are multiplied together. The number of zeros at the end of the product on the right will be equal to 

(a) 24

(b) 22

(c) 21

(d) 11

9. If 2/3 of fifth part of a number is equal to 6, then number is 

(a) 45

(b) 48

(c) 64

(d) 52

10. Man Aditya spends 1/5 part of his money as pocket money and 4/5 of the remainder in other affairs. If he is left with Rs. 48 per month, what is his monthly income?

(a) Rs. 360

(b) Rs. 400

(c) Rs. 320

(d) Rs. 300

Answers Keys
1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (a)
7. (a)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (d)

November Revision 2015: Class 11

1.Who has been nominated to the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank recently?

Answer. Shaktikanta Das

2.Who was appointed as an Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund?

Answer. Subir Gokarn 

3.Who was appointed as the new BCCI representative at the International Cricket Council?

Answer. Shashank Manohar

4.Name the famous Santoor maestro who was honoured with the Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Award for lifetime achievement?

Answer. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

5.Where is the home secretary-level meeting between India and Bangladesh held?

Answer. Dhaka

6.Giving a boost to the firepower and arsenal of the Indian Armed Forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar dedicated which Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft to the nation, at INS Rajali, Arakkonam?

Answer. Boeing P-8I (Poseidon Eight India)

7.Government relaxed foreign direct investment norms in the defence sector by allowing FDI up to how much percent under automatic route and beyond that through the FIPB’s approval?

Answer. 49 per cent

8.Conference of Power, New Renewable Energy and Mines Ministers of States & Union Territories concluded in which place?

Answer. Kochi, Kerala.

9.Ministry of Railways issued a Letter of Award to which company for setting up of Diesel Locomotive Factory (DLF) at Marhowra, Saran district, Bihar?

Answer. USA-based GE Global Sourcing India Pvt Limited

10.The Union Government constituted which committee with a view to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961?

Answer. RV Easwar Committee

Quest For Clerk Mains : English Quiz

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

(A) After the scheme is approved by the requisite majority, the scheme has to be submitted to the RBI for sanction.

(B) A banking company may be amalgamated with another banking company under section 44 of the Banking Regulation Act. 

(C) The order of sanction of amalgamation by the RBI will be the conclusive evidence of amalgamation. 

(D) For this purpose, a scheme has to be prepared, containing the terms of such an amalgamation in a draft, and placed before the shareholders of the two companies separately for their approval.

(E) The Reserve Bank may also direct that the amalgamated company will stand dissolved from any specified date and intimated the Registrar of Companies accordingly.

(F) On sanction by the Reserve Bank, the assets and liabilities of the amalgamated company pass to the banking company, with which it is to be amalgamated.

(G) The scheme has to be approved by a resolution passed by majority members representing two-thirds in value of the shareholders of each company present in person or by proxy.

1. Which of the following should be the LAST (SEVENTH) sentence after rearrangement?

1) A

2) F

3) G

4) D

5) C

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

1) E

2) F

3) C

4) B

5) A

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

1) C

2) A

3) D

4) G

5) B

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

1) B

2) F

3) C

4) A

5) D

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

1) G

2) B

3) E

4) C

5) F

Directions (Q. 6-10): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) Great rulers of the state before the Christian era were Bimbisar, and Udayin who founded the city of Pataliputra. 

(B) The first conqueror of Bihar was Mohammed-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji.

(C) Bihar find mention in the Veda, Purana, epics etc.

(D) Muslim rulers made inroads into the territory during the medieval period.

(E) It was the main scene of activities of Buddha and the 24 Jain Tirthankars.

(F) The Tughluqs and the the Mughals followed the Khaljis.

(G) Then came the Kushan rulers followed by Chandragupta Vikramadity of the Gupta dynasty.

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

1) G

2) D

3) B

4) A

5) C

7. Which of the following should be the LAST (SEVENTH) sentence after rearrangement?

1) E

2) F

3) G

4) A

5) B

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

1) A

2) C

3) D

4) F

5) E

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

1) C

2) E

3) D

4) A

5) G

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

1) C

2) A

3) E

4) B

5) D

Answers

1. 5 (BDGAFEC)
2. 2
3. 4
4. 1
5. 3
6. 4 (CEAGDBF)
7. 2
8. 5
9. 3

10. 1

Quest For Clerk Mains: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-10): Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.

Give answer (a) if only argument I is strong; (b) if only argument Ii is strong; (c) if either I or II is strong: (d) if neither I nor II is strong and (e) if both I and II are strong.

1.Statement:Should agriculture in rural India be mechanized? 

Arguments: I.  Yes. It would lead to higher production.  

II. No. Many villagers would be left unemployed.

2.Statement:Should girls learn arts like jodo and karate?

Arguments: I.Yes. It will enable them to defend themselves from rogues and ruffians.

II. No. They will lose their feminine grace.

3.Statement:Should the political parties be banned?

Arguments:I.  Yes. It is necessary to teach a lesson to the politicians.

II. No. It will lead to an end of democracy.

4.Statement:Should the educated unemployed youth be paid “unemployment allowance” by the Government?

Arguments: I. Yes. It will provide them some monetary help to either seek employment or to kickstart some ‘self-employment’ venture.

II. No. It will dampen their urge to do something to earn their livelihood and thus promote idleness among the unemployed youth.

5.Statement:Should foreign films be banned in India?

Arguments: I.  Yes. They depict an alien culture which adversely affects our values.

II. No. Foreign films are of a high artistic standard.

6.Statement:Should all the practicing doctors be brought under Government control so that they get salary from the Government and treat patients free of cost?

Arguments:I.  No. How can any country do such an undemocratic thing?

II. Yes. Despite many problems, it will certainly help minimize, if not eradicate, unethical medical practices.

7.Statement:Should higher education be completely stopped for sometime?

Arguments:I.  No. It will hamper the country’s future progress.

II. Yes. It will reduce the educated unemployment.

8.Statement:Should there be more than one High Courts in each state in India?

Arguments: I.No This will be a sheer wastage of taxpayers’ money.

II. Yer. This will help reduce the backlog of cases pending for a very long time.

9.Statement: Are nuclear families better then joint families? 

Arguments:I.No. Joint families ensure security and also reduce the burden of work.  

II. Yes. Nuclear families ensure greater freedom.

10.Statement:Should India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?

Arguments:I.No. Kashmir is a beautiful state. It earns a lot of foreign exchange for India.

II. Yes. This would help settle conflicts.

Answers:
1.a
2.a
3.d
4.e
5.d
6.b
7.a 
8.b
9.e

10.a