GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR YOUR BANK EXAMS -BVP REDDY: April 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Daily GK Update - 29th April 2015

1. Cabinet clears anti corruption law

i. Bringing corruption into the heinous crime category, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved official amendments to an anti-graft legislation enhancing the penalty under it to a maximum of seven years imprisonment from the present five years.

ii. The proposed amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 provides for more stringent punishment for the offences of bribery--both for the bribe giver and the bribe taker.

iii. The official amendments propose to confer the powers of attachment upon the trial Court (Special Judge) instead of the District Court.

iv. The proposed amendments would fill in perceived gaps in the domestic anti-corruption law and also help in meeting the country's obligations under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).

2. Union Cabinet approves Atal Mission for Rejuvenation

i. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved Central Government spending of about one lakh crore on urban development under two new urban missions over the next five years.

ii. The Cabinet has approved the Smart Cities Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation of 500 cities (AMRUT) with outlays of Rs.48,000 crore and Rs.50,000 crore respectively.

iii. Under the Smart Cities Mission, each selected city would get central assistance of Rs.100 crore per year for five years. Smart City aspirants will be selected through a ‘City Challenge Competition'.

iv. Smart City Action Plans will be implemented by Special Purpose Vehicles(SPV) to be created for each city and state governments will ensure steady stream of resources for SPVs.

3. Rs 1,000 minimum pension under EPS to continue

i. The Cabinet approved the continuation of Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension for pensioners under the Employees' Pension Scheme beyond the financial year 2014-15.

ii. The decision to continue with the pension on perpetual basis was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

iii. The Cabinet also approved corresponding grant of continuous annual budgetary support for implementing the minimum pension, which will be to the tune of Rs 850 crore per year on a tapering basis.

4. Flipkart acquires Appiterate

i. Online marketplace Flipkart has acquired Delhi-based mobile engagement and marketing automation company Appiterate.

ii. Appiterate started as an A/B testing product for native mobile apps later on expanded into a full-fledged mobile marketing automation platform.

iii. Post the acquisition, Appiterate's mobile marketing automation platform will be integrated into Flipkart’s mobile app.

5. World Women Chess: Harika wins silver, bronze for Humpy

i. D Harika and Koneru Humpy came up with fine individual performances to win silver and a bronze respectively.

ii. Indian eves finished fourth in the women’s world team chess championship.

iii. China was beaten in the final round by Georgia, who finished the event with an impressive 17 points to clinch the gold medal. Georgia drew just one and won the remaining eight matches in this round-robin contest.

6. Delhi government gives nod to farmer scheme named after Gajender Singh

i. The Delhi government today gave approval for the setting up of a farmer compensation scheme to be named after Gajender Singh, who allegedly committed suicide during an AAP rally on April 22.

ii. The government has also decided to give job to a member of Gajendra's family and martyr status for him, as demanded by the farmer's kin.

iii. The decisions were taken during a Cabinet meeting today, chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

iv. Singh, a 41-year-old farmer from Rajasthan, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree during an AAP rally against the land ordinance.

7. ISRO successfully tests indigenous cryogenic engine with four-tonne capacity

i. An indigenous cryogenic engine, that will help India put satellites of upto four tonnes in geostationary orbit, was tested successfully at ISRO's propulsion complex at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

ii. The powerful version of the cryogenic engine was successfully ground tested at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC).

iii. The test was conducted for 635 seconds and it was successful, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre sources in Thiruvananthapuram.

iv. India has till now been dependent on foreign launch vehicles to send heavier satellites to the required orbits.

SBI PO 2015 - Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work in three different companies: X, Y and Z. Out of these, two are female who work in different companies and have different specializations. Two of them are specialists in Finance, two in HR, two in Marketing and one each is an Engineer and a Computer Specialist. D, working in a company X has specialized in HR and her friend G, a Finance Specialist is working in company Z. H, an HR specialist, is working with B, a Marketing Specialist and does not work in company Y.

C is not a Computer Specialist. No two people with the same specialization work together. F is a specialist in Marketing working in company Y and his friend A has specialized in Finance and is working company X with only one another Specialist. Not more than three of them work in company Z. No female is an Engineer or a Computer Specialist.

1. In which two companies, do the HR specialist work?

(1) X and Y

(2) Y and Z

(3) X and Z

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

2. Who is the Computer Specialist?

(1) C

(2) E

(3) H

(4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

3. Which of the following represents the two females?

(1) DB

(2) DH

(3) DG

(4) Either (1) or (3)

(5) None of These

4. Which of the following is the specialty of C?

(1) Marketing

(2) Finance

(3) Computer

(4) Engineer

(5) None of These

5. In which company does C work?

(1) Y .

(2) Z

(3) X

(4) Y or Z

(5) None of These

Directions (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions

There are seven teachers P, Q, R, S, T, U and V in Bank Power. Each one of them teaches a different subject. There are three female and four male teachers, and out of these, there are two pairs of couples.

R who teaches Computers is married to the teacher who teaches English. T and V are female teachers who teach History and Economics respectively. P teaches Reasoning and his wife does not teach Economics. Q does not teach English or Mathematics. U and S are male teachers. U is unmarried. One of them teaches Geography.

6. Which subject does 'Q' teach?

(1) Economics

(2) Mathematics

(3) Computers

(4) Geography

(5) None of these

7. Which group among the following represents the group of males?

(1) PR

(2) PT

(3) PV

(4) PQ

(5) cannot be determined

8. Which of the following are two pairs of couples?

(1) SR and PT

(2) PR and ST

(3) VP and RS

(4) SR and UT

(5) None of these

9. Which subject does U teach?

(1) Reasoning

(2) English

(3) Mathematics

(4) Computers

(5) cannot be determined

10. Which subject does P's wife teach?

(1) English

(2) History

(3) Computers

(4) Geography

(5) cannot be determined

Answers:

Solutions (1-5)

PERSON	GENDER	COMPANY	SPECIALISATION
A	Male	X	Finance
B	Male/Female	Z	Marketing
C	Male	Y	Engineer
D	Female	X	HR
E	Male	Y	Computer Specialist
F	Male	Y	Marketing
G	Male/Female	Z	Finance
H	Male	Z	HR

1. (3)

2. (2)

3. (4)

4. (4)

5. (1)

Solutions (6-10)

Gender	Teacher	Subject
Male	P	Reasoning
Male	Q	Geography
Female	R	Computers
Male	S	English
Female	T	History
Male	U	Maths
Female	V	Economics

P is married to T and R is married to S.

6. (4)

7. (4)

8. (1)

9. (3)

10. (2)

SBI PO 2015- English Quiz

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

(A)It is obvious from the above that the Commission has accorded highest priority to securing speedy justice to women.

(B)These members continue to pursue their mandated activities, namely review of legislation, intervention in specific individual complaints of atrocities and denial of rights.

(C)The functions assigned to the Commission, as per the Act, are wide and varied covering almost all the facets of issues relating to safeguarding women’s rights and promotion.

(D)The National Commission for Women was set up on 31st January, 1992 in pursuance of the National Commission for Women Act 1990.

(E)Towards this end of speedy justice to women, the Commission is organising Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalats, offering counselling in family disputes and conducting training programmes for creating legal awareness among women.

(F)They also suggest remedial action to safeguard the interest of women to the appropriate authorities.

(G)To carry out these functions, the Commission has a chairman, five members and a Member-Secretary, all nominated by the Central Government.

1.Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?

1) A

2) C

3) D

4) B

5) E

2. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?

1) C

2) D

3) E

4) F

5) A

3.Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?

1) G

2) F

3) D

4) C

5) E

4.Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?

1) G

2) B

3) F

4) D

5) C

5.Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence?

1) C

2) D

3) F

4) E

5) B

Directions—(Q. 6–15) 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.

The urgent need of the hour is to (6) up the moral (7) of our society in general and of our student community in particular, if we want to save ourselves and our society from the present (8) of mass indiscipline and (9) of basic human values, which has become a (10) phenomenon. We must, therefore, (11) and practise the most (12) basic human values like co-operation, tolerance, patriotism, generosity, truth, justice and excellence—the ideals which are universal in nature and which are (13) in themselves and which are worthy of (14) for their own sake. These ideals are both personally as well as socially (15).

6.1) give

2) stand

3) jack

4) climb

5) tone

7.1)fibre

2)enactment

3)reconstruction

4)situation

5)appreciation

8.1) polarisation

2) degradation

3) chaos

4) provocation

5) sentiments

9.1) calamity

2) focus

3) realisation

4) erosion

5) criticism

10.1) durable

2) universal

3) perpetual

4) segmental

5) prolific

11.1) incorporate

2) induce

3) implicate

4) inculcate

5) involve

12.1) absorbing

2) cherished

3) introspective

4) famous

5) productive

13.1) distinctive

2) appreciated

3) formative

4) helping

5) end

14.1) evolving

2) spreading

3) esteem

4) wisdom

5) popularity

15.1) desirable

2) manageable

3) redundant

4) vulnerable

5) possible

Answers:

1. 4
2. 2
3. 5
4. 1
5. 3
6. 5
7. 1
8. 3
9. 4
10. 2
11. 4
12. 2
13. 1
14. 3
15. 1

SBI PO 2015- Data Interpretation

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.

In an exhibition of watches there were three companies HMT, ROMAX and TITAN who introduced their models in the exhibition and it is found at the last of the exhibition that total 300 customers have visited exhibition. 50% customers purchased HMT; 55% customers purchased TITAN; 45% customers purchased ROMAX. 20% of customers who purchased HMT also purchased other two brands. Customers who purchased any of two brands are 95. Customers of only HMT are 20 more than that of only ROMAX. Customers who purchased only HMT and ROMAX are 40.

1.How many of them did not purchase any of the three watches?

(a) 15

(b) 20

(d) 10

(5) None of these

2.How many of them purchased only one brand of watches?

(a) 175

(b) 160

(d) 170

(5) None of these

3.How many of them purchased at least two brands of watches?

(a) 125

(b) 105

(d) 130

(5) None of these

4.How many of them didn’t purchase only one ROMAX watch?

(a) 160

(b) 105

(d) 265

(5) None of these

5.What is the total number of watches which have been sold?

(a) 450

(b) 445

(d) 305

(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): Following bar-graph shows the percentage of passed girls with respect to total passed students of two colleges A and B.

6. If the number of boys passed from College A and College B is 220 and 175 respectively in the year 2002, then what is the difference between number of girls passed from A and B in year 2002?

(a) 75

(b) 80

(d) 105

(5) None of these

7. If the number of girls passed from College A and College B in year 2001 is equal to 70, then what is the sum of total number of passed students of College A and College B in the same year?

(a) 445

(b) 415

(d) 375

(5) None of these

8. If the number of girls passed from College A in year 2004 is equal to the number of boys passed from College B in year 2002 and it is 105, then what is the difference to total number of students passed from College A in 2004 and College B in year 2002?

(a) 25

(b) 30

(d) 40

(5) None of these

9.If total number of students passed from College A and College B in year 2005 is 400 and 500 respectively, then number of girls passed from College B is how much percent more than the number of girls passed from College A in the same year?

(a) 25/2%

(b)35/2%

(d)8/7

(5) None of these

10. If the number of girls passed from College A and College B in year 2003 is 200 and 240 respectively, then number of boys passed from College B is what percent of number of boys passed from College A in same year?

(a) 80%

(b) 110%

(d) 130%

(5) None of these

Answer:

1.c

2.d

3.a

4.d

5.a

6.d;

Total number of passed students of College A =(100*220)/55 = 400

Number of girls passed = 45% of 400 = 180

Total number of passed students of College= (100*175)70 = 250

Number of girls passed = 30% of 250 = 75

Difference = 180 – 72 = 105

7.d;

For College A,

35% of girls = 70

Total student =(70*100)/35 = 200

For College B,

40% of girls = 70

Total student = (70*100)/40 = 175

Sum = 200 + 175 = 375

8.a;

Total students passed of College A in 2004 = 175

Total students passed of College B in 2002 = 150

Difference = 175 – 150 = 25

9.c;

Number of girls passed of College= (44*400)/100 =176 Number of girls passed of College B =(36*500)/100 = 180

% difference = [(180-176)/180]*100=20/9

10.d;

Number of girls passed from College A = Number of boys passed from College A = 200

Number of girls passed from College B = 48% = 240

Total passed=(240/200)*48=500

Number of boys passed=52% of 500 = 260

%=(260/200)*100=130%