Saturday 5 August 2017

SSC CGL 2017


Dear Students, Today(5th August, 2017) was the first day of SSC CGL Tier-1 2017 Exam. We have provided the analysis of Shift-1 of SSC CGL 2017 Exam. Today in this post we shall discuss the General Awareness questions asked in the CGL Tier-1 2017 Exam. These questions are based on the feedback of students, we have taken full care in providing these questions, if there is any correction, please do let us know about it. we will verify and update. we will keep updating questions of all shifts of SSC CGL tier-1 Exam.

1. SI unit of work?
Ans.joule


2.Which is Cation?
Ans. Positively Charge Ion

3. Dynasty came after Tugalak? 
Ans. Sayed Dynasty 

4. Rusting is ______ process 
Ans.oxidation

5. SI unit of force?
Ans.newton

6. How many members are nominated by President in Lok Shabha?
Ans.2

7.Minimum Age of vice President for Selection? 
Ans.35

8.One question was asked related to name of the famous Book. 

9.One question related to Awards?

10. Match the following artists with music instrument 
Flute-Hari Prasad Chaurasia

11.Who was the Winner of 2016 Man Booker Prize?
Ans.Sellout

12. Who received polly umrigar Award in 2011-12?
Ans.Virat Kohli

13. Recently USA made which country as Major defence Partner?
Ans.India

14.2016 EKUVERIN” the joint military exercise has started between India and which country?
Ans.Maldives

15.What is quo warranto?
Ans.. Quo warranto is used to test a person’s legal right to hold an office, not to evaluate the person’s performance in the office

16. Son of Chandragupta Maurya ? 
Ans.Bindusar 

17.Which of the following does not form smoke? 

18. Movement along supply curve?

19. Where is the temple of Patal Bhairav Temple?
Ans.Ujjain

20.which commission is replaced Niti Ayog ?
Ans.Planning Commission

21.The rate at which Reserve Bank of India borrows money from commercial banks within the country. It is called?
Ans.Reverse Repo rate

22.Who was the Inventor of Laser Printer?
Ans.Garry Starkweather

23. Duncan Passage is a strait in? 
Ans.Indian Ocean

24. Snake is from which group? 

25.What is the Unit of Pressure?
Ans.Pascal

Daily GK Update 05th August 2017




i. Venkaiah Naidu is going to succeed Hamid Ansari as the new Vice-President of India. Naidu’s victory was a foregone conclusion, the NDA candidate having the support of a majority of MPs who ally with the BJP.

ii. The Election Commission said that 771 votes were polled, of which 760 were valid and 11 were valid. Venkaiah Naidu secured 516 and Gopalkrishna Gandhi 241 votes. This means, that Venkaiha Naidu will become the 13th Vice President of India.


i. As a part of Government of India’s initiative to develop green airports, two airports in Andhra Pradesh- Tirupati and Vijayawada are going to go completely green. AAI has commenced installation of 1MWp solar power plant at Tirupathi and Vijaywada Airports.

ii. It has also completed installation of solar power plants at 29 airports/locations with a total capacity of 12.84 MWp.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in Kerala is the first airport in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. 


i. Mobile wallet major MobiKwik has entered into a strategic partnership with Bajaj Finance to transform itself into a financial services app from a payments app at present.

ii. Under this partnership, Bajaj Finance has picked up 10.83 per cent equity stake in MobiKwik for about ?225 crore and offer its lending (purchase finance, credit card, mortgage loans and personal loans) and insurance products to be sold through the MobiKwik app.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Chairman and MD of Airtel is Sunil Bharti Mittal.


i. Air Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) of Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters in New Delhi.

ii. Air Marshal Bhagwat, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vayu Sena Medal (VM) awardee, was commissioned in Administrative branch of the Indian Air Force in June 1981. After serving for seven years as an Air Traffic control Officer in three different operational bases of the IAF, he qualified as Parachute Jump Instructor and served in instructional capacity for fifteen years.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • The current CAS is Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa who took office on 31 December 2016.


i. India signed a loan agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for financing of USD 329 million for Gujarat Rural Roads Project.

ii. The objective of the project is to improve the rural road connectivity and accessibility to 1,060 villages in all the 33 districts in Gujarat state benefiting about 8 million people. The project will also benefit the service providers such as public transport operators, educational institutions, hospitals, local markets and traders.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Headquarters of AIIB is located in Beijing, China.
  • Jin Liqun is the current President of AIIB. 


i. Veteran actress and national award winner Sharada has been selected for this year's Prem Nazir Award.

ii. Sharada had won three national awards with the first being for her performance in 1968 tragedy film "Thulabharam", which was remade in Tamil also. She has acted in several Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • ‘Prem Nazir’ Award was instituted by people of Chirayankeezhu, in memory of Kerala’s evergreen actor Prem Nazir.
  • The award carries a purse of Rs 75,000, a statuette and a citation.


i. Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has been named the world's most highly-paid author with earnings of £72.2m ($95m).

ii. It is the first time that Rowling has topped Forbes’ list of the 10 highest earners in the global industry for the first time in almost 10 years. Other authors included in the list were Paula Hawkins and EL James.


i. India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility, a joint venture between the $2.5 billion Kalyani Group and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd., was inaugurated near Hyderabad.

ii. The Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS) plant will make anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Spike.  Besides supplying to the Indian Army, the plan is to export to South East Asian countries.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Chief Minister of Telangana is K Chandrasekhar Rao.


i. Shri Prabhat Kumar, (IFS 1991), presently Ambassador of India to Colombia has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan.

ii. Prabhat Kumar was Director General, in-charge of the Energy Security and Investment and Technology Promotion Division in the Ministry of External Affairs Kumar was earlier posted to the Permanent Mission of India to the conference of disarmament in Geneva. He also served in the Indian Embassies of Nepal, Croatia and Spain.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Capital of Kazakhstan is Astana.


i. The AIFF has appointed senior advocate Ushanath Banerjee as the chairman of a special committee. It will deal with the players’ transfer disputes’.

ii. The Committee entrusted the Chairman to make a detailed and reasoned paper based on the review of the rules and regulations as mentioned above for consideration of the members for a decision thereafter.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • President of All India Football Federation,also ( AIFF) is Praful Patel.


i. Maharashtra Government has launched two online portals MahaDBT and MahaVASTU to streamline the process of direct benefit transfer (DBT) and to bring in more transparency in construction sector.

ii. MahaDBT portal: It is an Aadhaar-authenticated electronic mechanism that will enable direct transfer of benefits for over 40 schemes currently implemented.

iii. MahaVASTU portal: It is an online building permission management system, through which construction approvals will be sanctioned with full transparency.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra is Devendra Fadnavis.


i. The Centre recently approved the Adityanath-led UP government’s proposal to rename the Mughalsarai railway station after the Jan Sangh leader as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) station.

ii. This comes as the part of the state government’s attempt to revive the legacy of Upadhyaya who died in 1968. The UP government in its proposal pointed to the mysterious death of Upadhyaya at the Mughalsarai station as one of the primary reasons to rename the station.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is Yogi Adityanath.
  • The Mughalsarai station was established near Varanasi in 1862 when the East India Company linked Howrah to Delhi by rail.


i. Passengers can now access the Delhi Police's women safety mobile application 'Himmat' via cab aggregator Uber's application while travelling in taxis.

ii. This is Delhi Police’s first partnership with a technology company to intensify its focus on the safety of women in the city. With this partnership, Himmat will now be accessible to lakhs of women riders in one go. Uber also aims to act as a force multiplier and expand its access to all of its women riders.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Travis Cordell Kalanick is an American businessman and founder of UBER.


i. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today announced the appointment of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission in the state.

ii. The chief minister also announced to make the film tax-free in the state. The chief minister also released the film’s toilet anthem, ‘Karle Toilet Ka Jugar’, which has been sung by the actor himself.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • The capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow. 

Reasoning Quiz



Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q.1-5) Some statements are given followed by some conclusions. 
You have to consider the statements to be trueeven if they seem to be at varience from commonly known facts.
 You have to decide which of the following conclusions if any, follow from the given statements:

1. Statements: Some A are H.
All H are G.
All G are K.
All K are B.

Conclusions :   1. Some H are B
2. All K are A.
3. All B are G.
4. All H are K.

1) Only 4 follow
2) Either 2 or 3 follow
3) Only 3 follow
4) Only 1 follows
5) None of these

2.Statements: Some G are B.
All B are P.
All P are C.

 Conclusions :   1. Some C are G.
2. All P are B.

1) Only 2 follow
2) Only 1 follows
3) None follow
4) Both follow
5) None of these
  
3. Statements: All B are PA.
Some PE are PA.
All PE are R.

Conclusions :   1. Some R are PA.
 2. Some B are PA.

1) Only 1 follow
2) Only 2 follows
3) None follow
4) Either 1 or 2 follows
5) Both follow

4. Statements: Some M are P.
Some P are PG.
No PG is W.

 Conclusions :   1. Some W are M.
2. some P are not W.

1) Only 1 follows
2) None follows
3) Only 2 follow
4) Both follow
5) None of these

5. Statements: All C are T.
Some T are B.
 Some B are S.
Conclusions :   1. All B being T is a possibility
2. Some S are not B.

1) Only 2 follow
2) Either 1 or 2 follow
3) None follows
4) Only 1 follows
5) None of these

Directions (Q.6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions asked:

The questions given below contain two statements giving some information. 
You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the questions? 
Give answer 1) : If statement A is sufficient but B alone is not sufficient.
Give answer 2) : If statement B is sufficient but A alone is not sufficient.
Give answer 3) : If statement each statement alone is sufficient.
Give answer 4) : If both statements A and B together are not sufficient.
Give answer 5) : If both statements A and B are sufficient but neither statement alone is sufficient. 
                        
6.Eight people A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are seated around a circular table and are equidistant from each other. Who is in front of F?
1) F is second to the left of D who is neighbor of A and C.
2) G is in front of D and neighbor of B and E.

7. What is the color of black hair in a color code?
1) White is called red, red is called orange
2) Blue is called green, Green is called black, black is called white.

8. On which date is Ramavtar’s Father’s marriage anniversary?
1) Ramavtar’s sister correctly remembers that their father’s anniversary is after 7th but  before 11th may.
2) Ramavtar correctly remembers that his father’s marriage anniversary is after 5th but before 10th may.

9. Among A, B, C, D and E, who is the lightest?
1) C is heavier than D but lighter than A.
2) B is lighter than D but heavier than E.

10. How is L related to Z?
1) M has two daughters and F is one of them who is married to L.
2) M is the mother of Z, who is younger sister of F.

Answers:

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

Reasoning Quiz



Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-3): Study the following arrangements carefully and answer the following questions:

M % R 4 A T # J @ 7 D 5 c I F N I E $ 3 6 W U 2 H 8 * K 9 B Q

1. How many such consonants are there in the arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter?

(1) None 
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

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

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

Directions (4-): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
A word and a number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and number rearranges them following a
particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement:
Input: shop 17 table 30 53 oven desk 39
Step I: 17 shop table 20 53 oven desk 39
Step II: 17 table shop 20 53 oven desk 39
Step III: 17 table 20 shop 53 oven desk 39
Step IV: 17 table 20 shop 39 53 oven desk
Step V: 17 table 20 shop 39 oven 53 desk
And step V is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given

4. Step II of an input is: 15 yes 62 51 48 talk now gone
Which of the following will be Step VI ?
(1) 15 yes 48 talk 51 now gone 62
(2) 15 yes 48 talk 51 62 now gone
(3) 15 yes 48 talk 51 now 62 gone
(4) There will be no such step
(5) None of these

5. Step III of an input is: 21 victory 30 joint 64 47 all gone
How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(1) Three 
(2) Four
(3) Six
(4) Five 
(5) None of these

6. Input: 89 bind 32 goal house 61 12 joy
How many such steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(1) Four
(2) Five 
(3) Six
(4) Seven
(5) None of these

7. Input: save 21 43 78 them early 36 for.
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
(1) VI 
(2) VII 
(3) VIII
(4) V
(5) None of these

8. Input: desire 59 63 all few 38 46 zone

How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(1) Four 
(2) Five 
(3) Six
(4) seven
(4) None of these

Answers:

Solutions (1-3)
1. (1) Symbol, Consonant, Letter, There is no such combination.
2. (2) Consonant, Number, Vowel. There is only one such combination R 4 A
3. (3) Letter, Symbol, Vowel

Solutions (4-8)

After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of arrangement it is evident that one number and one word are arranged alternately.

Numbers are arranged in ascending orders while the words are arranged in reverse alphabetical order.

4. (3)
Step II: 15 yes 62 51 48 talk now gone
Step III: 15 yes 48 62 51 talk now gone
Step IV: 15 yes 48 talk 62 51 now gone
Step V: 15 yes 48 talk now 51 62 now gone
Step VI: 15 yes 48 talk 51 now 62 gone

5. (5) Step III: 21 victory 30 joint 64 47 all gone
Step IV: 21 victory 30 joint 47 64 all gone
Step V: 21 victory 30 joint 47 gone 64 all

6. (3)

7. (5)

8. (2)




Reasoning Quiz


Reasoning Quiz

Directions:Q(1-5)- 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: song For 19 other 99 27 came 45 
Step 1 : came song For 19 other 99 27 45 
Step 2 : came 99 song For 19 other 27 45 
Step 3 : came 99 For song 19 other 27 45 
Step 4 : came 99 For 45 song 19 other 27 
Step 5 : came 99 For 45 other song 19 27 
Step 6 : came 99 For 45 other 27 song 19 
Step 6 is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input. 
As per the rules followed in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

1.Input : mathematics hours for 18 against 89 21 47 
Which of the following will be step 2?
A.) against 89 hours mathematics for 18 21 47
B.) against 89 mathematics 18 hours for 21 47
C.) against 89 mathematics hours for 18 21 47
D.) Can not be determined
E) None of these

2.Input: Banks after 25 57 67 greate network 39 
Which of the following will be step 4?
A.) after67 Banks 57 greate network 25 39
B.) after67 Banks 57 greate 39 25 network
C.) after67 Banks 57 greate 25 network 39
D.) Can not be determined
E) None of these

3.Input: one after36 28 49 sleep maths 59 
which of the following will be last?
A.) 6
B.) 7
C.) 5
D.) 8
E) None of these

4.Step 3 of an input is : being 69 doing 19 27 tiger fight 39 
which of the following will be last but one?
A.) 6
B.) 7
C.) 8
D.) 5
E) None of these

5.Step 2 of an input is : elephant 77 39 47 Hate gold 29 more 
Which of the following is definitely the input?
A.) 47 77 39 elephant Hate gold 29 more
B.) 29 39 77 47 Hate gold elephant more
C.) Hate 29 39 77 47 gold elephant more
D.) Cannot be determined
E) None of these

Directions (Q.6-12): Study the following information carefully to answer following questions carefully.

Five friends name – Ajay, Raju, Shivam, Mannu and Nakul have different professions-Actor, Engineer, Doctor, 
Bank Manager and Lawyer. Each one wears different colours of ties-Yellow, Black, Grey, Green 
and orange though not respectively Shivam is a lawyer but doesn’t wear Black or Orange colored tie. 
Person wearing green colored tie is neither an Actor nor a Doctor. 
Ajay and Nakul are not Bank manager and they do not wear Yellow colored tie. Grey colored tie is worn by Mannu, 
who is neither an Engineer nor a Bank Manager. Bank Manager wears Green colored tie.

Q.6. If the black tie wearer is an engineer, then which of the following is definitely true?
A) Orange tie wearer is an actor
B) Nakul is not an Engineer
C) Ajay wears orange colored tie
D) Mannu is a Doctor
E) None of these

Q.7. Which of the following may be definitely false?
A) Nakul-Engineer-Orange tie
B) Ajay-Actor-Black tie
C) Mannu-Doctor-Grey tie
D) Ajay-Engineer-Green tie
E) None of these

Q.8. Who is Bank Manager?
A) Ajay
B) Raju
C) Mannu
D) Can’t be determined
E) None of these

Q.9. Which of the following statement is definitely true?
A) Mannu-Actor-Grey
B) Ajay-Engineer-Black
C) Nakul-doctor-orange
D) Raju-Engineer-Green
E) None of these

Q.10. Which colored tie does Shivam wear?
A) yellow
B) Green
C) Yellow or Green
D) Black
E) None of these

Q.11. Which colored tie does Raju wear?
A) Yellow
B) Black
C) Grey
D) Green
E) Orange

Q.12. Who is Lawyer?
A) Mannu
B) Nakul
C) Ajay
D) Can’t be determined
E) None of these

Directions(Q.12-15): In the following questions, the symbols @, #, %, $ and * 
are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

‘A @ B’ means ‘A Is not smaller than B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’
‘A * B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’

Give answer A) : If only conclusion 1 is true
Give answer B) : If only conclusion 2 is true
Give answer C) : If either conclusion 1 or 2 is true
Give answer D) : If neither conclusion 1 nor 2 is true
Give answer E) : If both conclusions 1 and 2 are true

13) Statements : T @ V, V # M, M % F

Conclusions :  1) T # M,
2) T @ F

14) Statements : L $ N, N * F, R % L

Conclusions : 1) F # R, 
2) R $ N

15) Statements :  H # I, I @ J, J $ P

Conclusions : 1) H # J 
2) H # P

Answers:

1. (C)
2. (C)
3. (C)
4. (A)
5. (D)
6. (E)
7. (D)
8. (B)
9. (E)
10. (A)
11. (D)
12. (E)
13. (A)
14. (E)
15. (A)

Reasoning Quiz



Reasoning Quiz


Directions (1-5): 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: 16 wind tall 67 81 goes into 56 12 flower 21 butter

Step I: 12 16 tall 67 81 goes into 56 flower 21 butter wind
Step II: 16 12 67 81 goes into 56 flower 21 butter wind tall
Step III: 21 16 12 67 81 goes 56 flower butter wind tall into
Step IV: 56 21 16 12 67 81 flower butter wind tall into goes
Step V: 67 56 21 16 12 81 butter wind tall into goes flower
Step VI: 81 67 56 21 16 12 wind tall into goes flower butter
Step VI is the last step for rearrangement.

As per the above rule followed in the above steps, find out in each
 of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below;


INPUT:  24 grow waste 19 42 queue 17 pen 50 mirror


1. What will be the 3rd step of the input?
(1) 19 17 24 grow waste 50 42 pen mirror queue
(2) 19 17 24 grow 42 pen 50 queue mirror waste
(3) 24 19 17 42 pen 50 queue waste mirror grow
(4) 24 19 17 42 50 mirror queue waste pen grow 
(5) None of these 

2. Which step will be 17 24 grow 19 42 queue pen 50 mirror waste?
(1) 1st 
(2) 2nd
(3) 3rd       
(4) 4th
(5) 5th

3. What will be the third element from right in step II?
(1) Queue
(2) pen
(3) 50   
(4) 17
(5) None of these

4. Which will be the 2nd element from left in step IV?
(1) Waste
(2) 24
(3) 17     
(4) pen
(5) None of These

5. Which element will be 3rd to the right of the 2nd from the left in step I?
(1) 24    
(2) waste    
(3) 19
(4) 42
(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

(i) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are seated around a square table- two on each side.
(ii) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.
(iii) J is between L and F.
(iv) G is between I and F.
(v) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.
(vi) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member.
(vii) J is not a female member.

6. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, H and J
(2) E, G and J
(3) G, H and J
(4) Cannot be Determined
(5) None of These

7. Which of the following is true about I?
(1) I is a male member
(2) I is a female member
(3) Gender of I cannot be determined
(4) Position of I cannot be determined
(5) None of These

8. Which of the following is true about the person sitting between E and H?
(1) A male member
(2) A female member
(3) The person sitting between E and H is K.
(4) Both (1) and (3)
(5) None of These

9. How many persons are sitting between K and F?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of These

10. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G
(2) J
(3) I
(4) Cannot be Determined
(5) None of These

Solutions (1-5):
INPUT:  24 grow waste 19 42 queue 17 pen 50 mirror
Step I: 17 24 grow 19 42 queue pen 50 mirror waste
Step II: 19 17 24 grow 42 pen 50 mirror waste queue
Step III: 24 19 17 grow 42 50 mirror waste queue pen
Step IV: 42 24 19 17 grow 50 waste queue pen mirror
Step V: 50 42 24 19 17 waste queue pen mirror grow
1. (5)
2. (1)
3. (5)
4. (2)
5. (4)

Solutions (6-10):












                       

6. (5)
7. (1)
8. (4)
9. (3)

10. (2)