Daily GK Update 27th August 2017

1. HDFC Bank Launches All-in-one PoS Machine

i. HDFC Bank announced a software upgrade to create a single point-of-sale (PoS) machine which will accept payments through Unified Payments Interface (UPI), BharatQR, SMS Pay and the bank’s mobile wallet, in addition to the traditional mode of swiping cards.

ii. The merchant has to do is to update his/her machine with a software at no cost. The new software will work only on HDFC Bank-issued PoS machines, but will accept any card or app from any bank/service provider.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• HDFC Bank Limited is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• MD of HDFC Bank is Aditya Puri.
• The upgraded device will also allow merchants to offer equated monthly installment (EMI)-based payments using HDFC Bank credit and debit cards. 

2. Banks to Pay 3% IGST on Gold Imports

i. Banks importing gold and precious metals will have to pay 3 per cent tax under the GST which can be claimed as input tax credit.

ii. Under GST 3% Integrated-GST is payable on all imports of precious metals in addition to the basic customs duty. IGST paid can be taken as input tax credit by the banks.

3. Dharmendra Kumar Appointed Director General of RPF

i. CISF ADG Dharmendra Kumar has been appointed as Director General of the Railway Protection Force. Kumar, who is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, took charge.

ii. After the retirement of S K Bhagat in June 2017, the additional charge of DG, RPF, was being handled by National Security Guard (NSG) DG, Sudhir Pratap Singh. Kumar will retire on September 30, 2018.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Shri B.N.Laihri was the first DG of RPF.

4. Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence

i. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik granted the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for the year 2016 to Prof Digambar Behera.

ii. Digambar Behera is senior professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh. The award is given by Odisha Bigyan Academy(OBA).

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• S C Jamir is the present Governor of Odisha.

5. Messi Becomes First Ever Player to Score 350 La Liga Goals

i. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored a second-half brace against Alaves, becoming the first ever player to score 350 goals in La Liga.

ii. Messi's best goal tally for a season came in 2011/12 when he netted 50 goals in 37 appearances. Messi, who has played 384 league matches, is now 66 goals ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team.

Blood Relation, Direction Sense, Order and Ranking

Q1. Which of the following symbols should replace the question mark (?) in the given expression in order to make the expressions P > B as well as T ≤ C definitely true?

P > C ? B ≥ N = T

(a) ≤

(b) >

(c) <

(d) ≥

(e) Either ≤ or <

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. P > C ? B ≥ N = T

When we put  ≥ instead of ? sign then

P> C  ≥ B  ≥ N = T

In this expression P > B and T ≤ C both are true.

Q2. Which of the following should be placed in the blank spaces respectively (in the same order from left to right) in order to complete the given expression in such a manner that makes the expression C > N as well as E ≤ L definitely true?

C _ L _ O _ N _ E

(a) =, =, ≥, ≥

(b) >, ≥, =, >

(c) >, <, =, ≤

(d) >, =, =, ≥

(e) >, =, ≥, >

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol. C > L = O = N ≥ E

In this expression C > N and E ≤ L both are true.

Q3. Which of the following symbols should be placed in the blank spaces respectively (in the same order from left to right) in order to complete the given expression in such a manner that makes the expression A > N and U > E definitely false?

A _ O _ U _ N _ E

(a) <, <, >, =

(b) <, =, =, >

(c) <, =, =, <

(d) >, =, =, ≥

(e) >, >, =, <

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. A < O = U = N < E

In this expression A> N and U > E both are false.

Q4. Which of the following symbols should be placed in the blank spaces respectively (in the same order from left to right) in order to complete the given expression in such a manner that makes the expression P > Q as well as R ≤ S definitely true?

P _ S _ T _ Q _ R

(a) =, =, ≥, ≥

(b) >, ≥, =, >

(c) >, <, =, ≤

(d) >, =, =, ≥

(e) >, =, ≥, >

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. P > S = T = Q  ≥ R 

In this expression P > Q and R ≤ S both are true.

Q5. Which of the following symbols should be placed in the blank spaces respectively (in the same order from left to right) in order to complete the given expression in such a manner that makes the expression A > B and C > D definitely false?

A _ E _ C _ B _ D

(a) <, <, >, =

(b) <, =, =, >

(c) <, =, =, <

(d) >, =, =, ≥

(e) >, >, =, <

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol.  A < E = C = B < D

In this expression A > B and C > D both are false.

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, the symbols #, δ, %, @ and © are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.

‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.

‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

‘P δ Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.

Now, in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the three conclusions I, II and III given below is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

Q6. Statements: R δ K, K # M, M @ J

Conclusions:

I. J © K

II. M © R

III. R # J

(a) I and II are true

(b) II and III are true

(c) I and III are true

(d) All are true

(e) None of these

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol.

I. J © K (True)

II. M © R (True)

III. R # J (True)

Q7. Statements: Z @ M, M © K, K # F

Conclusions:

I. F © Z

II. K # Z

III. F © M

(a) None is true

(b) Only I is true

(c) Only II is true

(d) Only III is true

(e) II and III are true

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol.

I. F © Z (Not True)

II. K # Z (True)

III. F © M (Not True)

Q8. Statements: B # J, J % W, W © M

Conclusions:

I. M # J

II. W # B

III. B © M

(a) None is true

(b) Only I is true

(c) Only II is true

(d) Only III is true

(e) I and III are true

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol.

I. M # J ( True)

II. W # B (Not True)

III. B © M (Not True)

Q9. Statements: V % H, H @ F, F δ E

Conclusions:

I. F @ V

II. F # V

III. E % H

(a) Either I or II is true

(b) Only III is true

(c) Only I and II are true

(d) All are true

(e) Either I or II and III are true

S9. Ans.(e)

Sol.

I. F @ V (Not True)

II. F # V (Not True)

III. E % H ( True)

Q10. Statements: W © T, T δ N, N % D

Conclusions:

I. D # T

II. W © N

III. D @ T

(a) None is true

(b) Only I is true

(c) Only II is true

(d) Only III is true

(e) I and II are true

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. 

I. D # T (Not True)

II. W © N (Not True)

III. D @ T (Not True)

Directions (11-15): In the following questions, the symbols @, $, # © and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.

‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.

Now, in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the four conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

Q11. Statements: R # J, J $ D, D @ K, K % T

Conclusions:

I. T # D

II. T @ D

III. R # K

IV. J $ T

(a) Only either I or II is true

(b) Only III is true

(c) Only III and IV are true

(d) Only either I or II and III are true

(e) None of the above

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol.

I. T # D (Not True)

II. T @ D (Not True)

III. R # K ( True)

IV. J $ T (Not True)

Q12. Statements: T % R, R $ M, M @ D, D © H

Conclusions:

I. D % R

II. H # R

III. T © M

IV. T % D

(a) Only I is true

(b) Only I and IV are true

(c) Only I and II are true

(d) Only II and IV are true

(e) None of the above

S12. Ans.(a)

Sol.

I. D % R ( True)

II. H # R (Not True)

III. T © M (Not True)

IV. T % D (Not True)

Q13. Statements: M @ B, B # N, N $ R, R © K

Conclusions:

I. K # B

II. R © B

III. M $ R

IV. N © M

(a) Only I and III are true

(b) Only I and II are true

(c) Only II and IV are true

(d) Only II, III and IV are true

(e) None of the above

S13. Ans.(c)

Sol.

I. K # B (Not True)

II. R © B ( True)

III. M $ R (Not True)

IV. N © M ( True)

Q14. Statements: F # H, H @ M, M © E, E $ J

Conclusions:

I. J © M

II. E # H

III. M © F

IV. F # E

(a) Only I and II are true

(b) Only II and III are true

(c) Only I, II and III are true

(d) Only II, III and IV are true

(e) None of the above

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol.

I. J © M (Not True)

II. E # H ( True)

III. M © F ( True)

IV. F # E (Not True)

Q15. Statements: D % A, A @ B, B © K, K % M

Conclusions:

I. B $ D

II. K # A

III. M # B

IV. A © M

(a) Only I, II and IV are true

(b) Only I, II and III are true

(c) Only II, III and IV are true

(d) Only I, III and IV are true

(e) All I, II, III and IV are true

S15. Ans.(e)

Sol.
I. B $ D ( True)
II. K # A ( True)
III. M # B ( True)
IV. A © M ( True)

Test of the Day

Q1. _________ account is opened by the investor while registering with an investment broker.

 Fixed Deposit Account

 Savings Bank Account

 Recurring Account

 Demat Account

 None of the given options is true

Solution:

DEMAT or De-materialized Account refers to a deposit made at an Indian financial institution that can be used for investing in shares of stocks and other financial assets.Securities are held electronically in a DEMAT Account, thereby eliminating the need for physical paper certificates.

Q2. Which of the following bank launches India’s first Mobile ATM?

 HDFC Bank

 Axis Bank

 ICICI Bank

 SBI

 Bank of Baroda

Solution:

India’s largest private sector bank, ICICI launched the “ATM on Wheels” country first Mobile ATM, in Mumbai. It was connected to the bank through the GPRS technology.

Q3. The English translation of Perumal Murugan’s controversial ______ novel Maadhorubaagan has won the Sahitya Akademi’s Translation Prize 2016.

 Telugu

 Hindi

 Tamil

 Bengali

 Marathi

Solution:

The English translation of Perumal Murugan’s controversial Tamil novel Maadhorubaagan has won the Sahitya Akademi’s Translation Prize 2016. Titled One Part Woman, the translation in English is done by Aniruddhan Vasudevan and the book is published by Penguin.

Q4. Name the person, who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

 Sagar Baheti

 Naval Kulkarni

 Saumya Vashishtha

 Shankar Alam

 Noor Sheikh

Solution:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

Q5. Which country was hosted the 2017 BRICS Film Festival from June 23 to 27, 2017?

 South Africa

 Russia

 Brazil

 China

 India

Solution:

Chengdu, China was hosted the 2017 BRICS Film Festival from June 23 to 27, 2017.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
There are eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table. All are facing towards the center. No two successive friends are sitting together according to alphabetical order. For Example: A does not sit with B; similarly B does not sit with C and so on.All of them also like different colour like orange, yellow, red, blue, green, white, pink and violet but not necessarily in the same order.
There is one person sits between the one who likes white colour and F, who likes violet colour. E is not immediate neighbor of G. The one who likes pink colour sits second to right of E. There is one person sits between the one who likes pink colour and green colour. Immediate neighbor of E does not like blue colour. B does not like blue colour. G sits third to right of one who likes white colour.A likes yellow colour and sits second to right of G.B is not immediate neighbor of E. Immediate neighbor of E does not like red colour.

Q6. Who among following likes red colour?

 E

 A

 H

 G

 B

Solution:
(6-10)

Q7. Who among following sits opposite to C?

 G

 F

 D

 B

 H

Q8. Who among following sits second to left of D?

 A

 E

 C

 B

 G

Q9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

 F

 H

 D

 E

 C

Q10. Who among following likes orange colour?

 C

 B

 F

 A

 H

Q11. An amount of Rs. 2430 is divided among A, B and C such that if their shares be reduced by Rs. 5, Rs. 10 and Rs. 15 respectively, the remainders shall be in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. Then, B’s share was:

 Rs. 605

 Rs. 790

 Rs. 800

 Rs. 810

 None of these

Solution:

Q12. A and B can separately do a piece of work in 20 and 15 days respectively. They worked together for 6 days, after which B was replaced by C. If the work was finished in next 4 days, then the number of days in which C alone could do the work will be:

 30

 35

 40

 60

 None of these

Solution:

Q13. A man travels 600 km by train at 80 km/hr, 800 km by ship at 40 km/hr, 500 km by aeroplane at 400 km/hr and 100 km by car at 50 km/hr. What is the average speed for the entire distance? 

 60 km/hr

    

 62km/hr

   

 None of these

Solution:

Q14. Simple interest on a certain amount is 9/16 of the principal. If the numbers representing the rate of interest in percent and time in years be equal, then time, for which the principal is lent out, is:

 5 ½ years

 6 ½ years

 7 years

 7 ½ ears

 None of these

Solution:

Q15. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that either both are black or both are queens?

 55/221

 50/221

 65/221

 55/223

 None of these

Solution:

Directions (16-20): Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required mark (E) as the answer. 

 Q16. The real wonder is that the Egyptians while constructing pyramids possessed only the simplest hand tools.

 were possessed only by simple

 had possession of only simple

 possess only the simplest

 were possessing the only simplest

 no correction required

Solution:

No correction required

Q17. The government should have launch such projects which would reverse the destructive cycle of flood and drought.

 must be launching

 should launch

 should have been launched

 must have been launched

 no correction required

Solution:

should launch

Q18. To practice any art properly require extraordinarily patience— especially at the beginning.

 required extraordinarily patient

 requires extraordinary patience

 requiring extraordinarily patient

 requiring extraordinary patient

 no correction required

Solution:

The word ‘patience’ is Noun. An Adjective is used with a Noun to add something for its meaning. Hence, ‘requires extraordinary patience’ is the correct usage.

Q19. A committee comprising imminent experts from various fields was set up.

 comprising of imminent

 comprising into eminent

 consisting of imminent

 comprising eminent

 no correction required

Solution:

The word ‘imminent’ means likely to happen very soon. It does not make any sense in the sentence. Hence, ‘comprising eminent’ is the correct replacement’

Q20. The dinner party hoisted by the President of the club was canceled due to some unforeseen problem.

 hosted with

 hoisted with

 hoisted for

 hosted by

 no correction required

Solution:

The word ‘hoist’ means raise something to a higher position. Clearly, a dinner party is never hoisted, but hosted.

Physical Features of India

Physical Features of India

• India  Lies entirely in the Northern hemisphere the main land extends between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E.
• The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) divides the country into almost two equal parts.
• India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coast line of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km.
• From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh there is a time lag of two hours. Hence, time along the Standard Meridian of India (82°30'E) passing through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard time for the whole country. 
• India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the northwest, China (Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan in the north and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east.
• Our southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries, namely Sri Lanka and Maldives. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar while Maldives Islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands.

The physical features of India can be grouped under the following physiographic divisions:

(1) The Himalayan Mountains

(2) The Northern Plains

(3) The Peninsular Plateau

(4) The Indian Desert

(5) The Coastal Plains

(6) The Islands

(1) The Himalayan Mountains

The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra.The Himalaya consists of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. A number of valleys lie between these ranges. The northern most range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas or the ‘Himadri’. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000 metres. It contains all the prominent Himalayan peaks.

The range lying to the south of the Himadri forms the most rugged mountain system and is known as Himachal or lesser Himalaya. The altitude varies between 3,700 and 4,500 metres.

While the Pir Panjal range forms the longest and the most important range, the Dhaula Dhar and the Mahabharat ranges are also prominent ones.This range consists of the famous valley of Kashmir, the Kangra and Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh. This region is well known for its hill stations.The outer most range of the Himalayas is called the Shiwaliks.The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are known as Duns. Dehra Dun, Kotli Dun and Patli Dun are some of the well-known Duns.

Himalayas have been divided on the basis of regions from west to east.

• The part of Himalayas lying between Indus and Satluj - Punjab Himalaya/ Kashmir and Himachal Himalaya.
• The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as Kumaon Himalayas.
• The part lying between Tista and Dihang rivers is known as Assam Himalayas. 

Physical Features of India

Physical Features of India

Q1.India shares its boundary with:

Ans:Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Q2.Srilanka is separated from India by :

Ans:Palk Strait

Q3.Time lag between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh is:

Ans:Two hours

Q4. Which is taken as Standard Time Meridian of India:

Ans:The 82°30'E' East longitude

Q5.Standard Time Meridian of India, passes through:

Ans:Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

Q6.Which Latitude divides the country into almost two equal parts:

Ans:The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N)

Q7.The northern most range of the Himalaya is known as:

Ans: the Great or Inner Himalayas or the ‘Himadri.

Q8.The outer most range of the Himalayas is called:

Ans:The Shiwaliks.

Q9.The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are known as :

Ans:Duns.

Q10.The part of Himalayas lying between Indus and Satluj :

Ans:Punjab Himalaya