QUIZ-29

Q1. Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Deputy Director General (Policy) of International Labour Organization (ILO) Ms Deborah Greenfield have recently launched the Mobile App named _______________ for Road Maintenance.

(a) Sahayata

(b) Aarambh

(c) Madad

(d) Suraksha

(e) Rahgir

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation- Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Deputy Director General (Policy) of International Labour Organization (ILO) Ms Deborah Greenfield have launched the Mobile App for Road Maintenance “Aarambh”.

Q2. Mr Ram NathKovind took over as the 14th President of India. He was administered the oath of office by ___________________ at a special function in the Central Hall of Parliament.

(a) Vice-President of India

(b) Ex-President of India

(c) Prime Minister of India

(d) Chief Justice of India

(e) None of the given options is true

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Mr Ram NathKovind took over as the 14th President of India. He was administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of India Justice J S Khehar at a special function in the Central Hall of Parliament.

Q3. Name the city that the UN has selected as the data hub for the Middle East North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region for the city’s integrated initiatives to mine and manage its data.

(a) Doha 

(b) Abu Dhabi 

(c) Jerusalem

(d) Manama

(e) Dubai

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The UN has selected Dubai as the data hub for the Middle East North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region for the city’s integrated initiatives to mine and manage its data. The work is already under way to prepare Dubai as the regional city data hub.

Q4. Name the player who was chosen as the captain of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 team by the International Cricket Council.

(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Ellyse Perry

(c) Heather Knight

(d) HarmanpreetKaur

(e) Natalie Sciver

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. India skipper Mithali Raj was chosen as the captain of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 team by the International Cricket Council. The 34-year-old Indian was selected as captain after she led India to the final of the just-concluded ICC Women’s World Cup.

Q5. The world’s first floating wind farm has taken to the seas in which of the following country?

(a) Netherlands

(b) Scotland

(c) Russia

(d) Denmark

(e) Sweden

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The world’s first floating windfarm has taken to the seas in a sign that a technology once confined to research and development drawing boards is finally ready to unlock expanses of ocean for generating renewable power in Scotland.

Q6. Airports Authority of India (AAI), has signed an MoU with Government of ______________ to identify relevant factors influencing the development of civil aviation infrastructure in Uttarakhand.

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Odisha

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) West Bengal

(e) Assam

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Airports Authority of India (AAI), has signed an MoU with Government of Uttarakhand and joined hands with Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) to identify relevant factors influencing the development of civil aviation infrastructure in Uttarakhand.

Q7. The Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt. Maneka Gandhi launched an online complaint management system titled ______________ for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace in New Delhi.

(a) Shame-Box

(b) Mahila Shakti

(c) M-Complaint

(d) G-Box

(e) SHe-Box

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt. Maneka Gandhi launched an online complaint management system titled Sexual Harassment electronic–Box (SHe-Box) for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace in New Delhi.

Q8. Name the World Youth Champion who has recently clinched a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games, Bahamas.

(a) James Nathan Prober

(b) Joginder Serath

(c) Sachin Siwach

(d) Nagender Saroha

(e) Anup Singh

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Youth Champion SachinSiwach clinched a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games, Bahamas after defeating Welsh boxer James Nathan Prober 4-1 in the final.

Q9. Who is the Present Governor of Uttarakhand?

(a) S C Jamir

(b) PalaniswamySathasivam

(c) BanwarilalPurohit

(d) Krishan Kant Paul

(e) Om Prakash Kohli

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dr Krishan Kant Paul is the Present Governor of Uttarakhand.

Q10. Who is the present Director-General of International Labour Organization (ILO)?

(a) Peter Aloha

(b) Mahalo Agnes

(c) Guy Ryder

(d) JammieSinster

(e) Rosy Mohk

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Director-General of ILO is Guy Ryder. ILO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Q11. What is the Capital of Bahamas?

(a) Nassau

(b) Zagreb

(c) Valletta

(d) Dublin

(e) Tirana

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nassau is the Capital of Bahamas. The Bahamian dollar is the Currency of Bahamas.

Q12. Edinburgh is the Capital of which of the following country?

(a) Sweden

(b) Norway

(c) Finland

(d) Scotland

(e) Belgium

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Edinburgh is the Capital of Scotland. Its currency is Pound sterling.

Q13. Name the player who notched up a thrilling three-game win over Commonwealth Games champion ParupalliKashyap in an all-Indian final to clinch the US Open Grand Prix Gold.

(a) Rangana Swamy

(b) H S Prannoy

(c) Amit Agnihotri

(d) Vishal Tandon

(e) Mukesh Atthaiya

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. HS Prannoy notched up a thrilling three-game win over Commonwealth Games champion ParupalliKashyap in an all-Indian final to clinch the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold. It was held at Anaheim, California USA.

Q14. Name the Veteran scientist who died recently at the age of 90.

(a) Dr Ayush Singh

(b) Professor Kamal Nagar

(c) Dr Anil Kumar

(d) Dr Safal Srivastava

(e) Professor Yash Pal

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Veteran scientist, administrator and popular science communicator, Professor Yash Pal died in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He was 90.

Q15. ILO is headquartered in ____________.

(a) Paris

(b) Geneva

(c) New York

(d) Brussels

(e) Washington D.C.

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. ILO is Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

QUIZ-29

Q1. Indian eves lost to England by a narrow margin of nine runs in the ICC Women's World Cup final at Lord's in London. Who was the Captain of winning side?

(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Heather Knight

(c) Natalie Sciver

(d) Amy Jones

(e) Beth Langston

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Indian eves lost to England by a narrow margin of nine runs in the ICC Women's World Cup final at Lord's in London. The Captain of England women's cricket team is Heather Knight.

Q2. Name the Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman who passed away recently?

(a) K. Radhakrishnan

(b) G. Madhavan Nair

(c) KrishnaswamyKasturirangan

(d) UdupiRamachandraRao

(e) A. S. Kiran Kumar

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman UdupiRamachandraRao passed away due to age related ailments. He was 85.

Q3. India has signed a pact with which of the following country to connect both the countries by waterways?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) China

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Nepal

(e) Pakistan

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. India and Bangladesh have signed a pact to connect both the countries by waterways. The waterways will facilitate movement of passengers and goods between India’s northeast and West Bengal with Bangladesh.

Q4. The UK government appointed ________________ as the first female President of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge of the country.

(a) Brenda Marjorie Hale

(b) Mary Arden

(c) Alison Russell

(d) Elizabeth Gloster

(e) Constance Briscoe

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The UK government appointed Brenda Marjorie Hale as the first female President of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge of the country.

Q5. Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had recently begun an eight-day-long two-nation tour of Mozambique and Tanzania. What is the Capital of Tanzania?

(a) Maputo

(b) Kampala

(c) Kigali

(d) Dodoma

(e) Dhopona

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had begun an eight-day-long two-nation tour of Mozambique and Tanzania with an aim of exploring new avenues of bilateral defence cooperation. Admiral Lanba, who also heads the powerful Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), will visit first Mozambique then Tanzania. The Capital of Tanzania is Dodoma.

Q6. Filipe Nyusi is the President of which of the following country?

(a) Tanzania

(b) Mozambique

(c) Azerbaijan

(d) UAE

(e) Zimbabwe

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Filipe Nyusi is the President of Mozambique.

Q7. Who is the Current chairman of Bengaluru-Headquartered ISRO?

(a) G. Madhavan Nair

(b) T. GolaMathur

(c) A. S. Kiran Kumar

(d) SwapnilSaroha

(e) None of the Given Option is true

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Current chairman of ISRO is A. S. Kiran Kumar.

Q8. The Chief Minister of which of the following state has recently launched ‘Mission Football’ at a grand ceremony at JN Sports Complex?

(a) Tripura

(b) Assam

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) West Bengal

(e) Meghalaya

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. MukulSangma launched ‘Mission Football’ at a grand ceremony at JN Sports Complex, Shillong recently. Mission Football is an initiative to help develop skills of football enthusiasts and develop young footballers for the country.

Q9. What is the ranking of India, out of 152 countries on the inaugural “Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index” released by international NGO Oxfam, recently?

(a) 121

(b) 127

(c) 132

(d) 135

(e) 117

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. India has ranked 132nd out of 152 countries on the inaugural “Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index” released by international NGO Oxfam in association with Developmental Finance International.

Q10. Which of the following country will host the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in November 2017?

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Switzerland

(d) Sweden

(e) Russia

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. India will host the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in November 2017. One of the largest cyber security conferences in the world, GCSS will be held in New Delhi.

Daily GK Update 29th July 2017

1. International Tiger Day: 29 July

i. The 7th International Tiger Day is observed globally on 29 July. This year’s International Tiger Day would be celebrated with the slogan ‘Fresh Ecology For Tigers’ Protection’.

ii. The conference of the heads of 13 countries – where tigers are available – held at Saint Petersburg of Russia in 2010 took the decision to mark the world tiger day on July 29 every year. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Jim Corbett National Park, a famous National Park for tigers is situated Uttarakhand.
• Karnataka is the State in India with Maximum number of Tigers.

2. NPCI receives final nod from RBI to function as Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit

i. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella organization for all retail payment systems has received a final nod from the Reserve Bank of India to function as the Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit (BBPCU) and operate the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).

ii. On August 31, 2016, 8 BBPS operating units, which received in-principle approval from RBI, took part in the pilot. Almost after a year of running the pilot, streamlining the technology and business processes, NPCI has now received final clearance from RBI. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• A. P. Hota is the MD & CEO of NPCI. 
• The Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an RBI conceptualized system driven by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

3. IOB goes live with Bharat Bill Payment system

i. Public sector Indian Overseas Bank has offered Bharat Bill Payment System, introduced by the National Payments Corporation of India, for its customers. BBPS is an integrated bill payment system that offers inter-operable online bill payments to customers.

ii. The services include online payments of electricity, telecommunication, DTH, water and gas bills, the Chennai headquartered bank said in a statement. Indian Overseas Bank is one of the three public sector banks (apart from Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India) to get the approval from RBI for providing the service.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• R Subramaniakumar is the MD & CEO of IOB.
• IOB is headquartered in Chennai.
• A. P. Hota is the MD & CEO of NPCI.

4. RBI sets up Supervisory Colleges for six Scheduled Commercial Banks

i. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up Supervisory Colleges for six Scheduled Commercial Banks which have sizeable international presence: - State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd., Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank Ltd. and Punjab National Bank.

ii. The objectives of the colleges are to enhance information exchange and cooperation among supervisors, to improve understanding of the risk profile of the banking group and thereby facilitate more effective supervision of internationally active banks. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The governor of RBI is Urjit R Patel.

5. Niti Aayog clears six proposals for high-tech public transport

i. Mass rapid transportation technologies such as hyperloop, metrino and pod taxis could soon be a reality in India after Niti Aayog cleared half-a-dozen proposals of the transport ministry exploring options to improve public transport.

ii. The think tank approved the proposals of the transport ministry with a condition that the ministry conducts trial run of all these technologies and puts in place safety measures before the starting commercially operation. Once these safety parameters are tried and tested and the pilot run is successful, some of them including metrino, could be up for running by next year’s end.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Chairperson of NITI Ayog is Shri Narendra Modi.
• Vice Chairperson of NITI Ayog is Dr. Arvind Panagariya.
• The full form of NITI is National Institution for Transforming India.

6. Dr. Harshvardhan launches “Sagar Vani” - An Integrated Information Dissemination System 

i. Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan launched an app “Sagar Vani” on the occasion of Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences.

ii. ‘Sagar Vani’ has been launched to disseminate ocean related information and alerts to the user community in a timely manner for their safety.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Ministry of Earth Sciences foundation day is celebrated on 27th July of every year.

7. Iran successfully launches satellite-carrying rocket into space

i. Iran successfully launched its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket called ‘Simorgh’ into space. The launch took place at the Imam Khomeini National Space Station in Semnan.

ii. The development marks a significant step forward for the Islamic Republic's young space program. It also raises alarm among the nation’s adversaries who fear that the same technology could be used to produce long-range missiles.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The rocket is capable of carrying a satellite weighing 250 kilograms (550 pounds).
• Tehran is the Capital of Iran.
• Hassan Rouhani is the President of Iran.

8. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi declared as interim Pakistan Prime Minister

i. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League has selected Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be the interim prime minister of Pakistan.

ii. Nawaz Sharif had recently resigned as Pakistan Prime Minister after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office. The court disqualified Sharif under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution. He will remain on he post for 45 Days.

Reading Comprehension

Quiz: Reading Comprehension

The Revolution Begins -  Arvind Panagariya



With Finance Commission recommendations, Centre-state relations set to undergo dramatic change

Any big change requires big ideas, decisive leadership and happy coincidence of circumstances. 

Nothing illustrates this better than the unfolding story of cooperative federalism in India.

As chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi had often argued that the central government implemented schemes were at odds with the state's needs and priorities. 

For example, schemes that provided funds for electrification were at best of limited value to Gujarat since it had already achieved near 100% electrification. 

This state could have spent the money provided for such a scheme more productively if allowed to use it for other purposes.

In advancing this view, Modi was joined by other chief ministers such as Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan who argued that the vast numbers of central-

 schemes further restricted their fiscal space because many of them required matching contributions by them-

 from their otherwise untied funds. Once these matching funds were committed to access central schemes, 

states were left with very limited funds for even the most important expenditure items such as enforcement of law and order.

Nevertheless, this system has remained entrenched in one form or another in the last several decades on account of coincidence of three factors. 

First, outside of state leaders and a few economists and policy analysts, 

advocates of the view that true federalism means giving greater fiscal space to states and trusting them in setting their own priorities have been few and far between.

Second, the Finance Commission ­ appointed once every five years ­ plays a key role in the division of tax revenues between Centre and states. 

Consistent with the first point, successive Finance Commissions held untied funds to the states at or below 30% of the divisible tax pool.

 Only the 13th Finance Commission exceeded this mark, setting states' share at 32%.

Finally , successive central governments have chosen to transfer the bulk of the remaining funds to the states via central and centrally sponsored schemes. 

With nearly 8% growth over an entire decade, tax revenues have significantly expanded. Alongside, central and centrally sponsored schemes and the revenue -

resources they absorb have expanded dramatically as well.

Two key factors have come together to dramatically alter this equilibrium.One, India now has a prime minister who was once a chief minister-

 and strongly feels that cooperative federalism means greater fiscal and legislative space for states. And two, by a happy coincidence, 

the chairman and members of the 14th Finance Commission believe in genuine federalism themselves.

Moreover, they have recognised the opportunity offered by a prime minister at the helm who truly believes in the power of states and their leaders. Accordingly ,

 they have recommended that starting 2015-16, states be awarded 42% of the divisible pool of tax revenues.
This is a gigantic and unprecedented 10% jump in devolution.

Predictably , the prime minister and his Cabinet have accepted this bold recommendation of the 14th Finance Commission.

What implications does this change have? For starters, with larger transfers coming as untied funds, states also have greater responsibility in discharging their duties.

 It is likely that they will now have to take greater responsibility in areas that have been hitherto covered by the Centre,

 especially those falling on the state list. States will also have to do this in ways that are more consistent with their priorities and not according -
to “one size fits all“ schemes.By the same token, with a lower share in the divisible pool the Centre's fiscal space will shrink, 
requiring a rethink of central and centrally sponsored schemes.

One might ask where does Niti Aayog fit into this story? I am tempted to say that in replacing the Planning Commission by Niti Aayog, 

Prime Minister Modi may have anticipated the 14th Finance Commission. Under the previous regime,
the Centre was often seen as “giver“ and states as “recipients“ thereby making the latter feel that they were less than equal partners.
 In replacing the Planning Commission by Niti Aayog, 

the prime minister sought to change that equation and forge an equal relationship between the two sides. 
As such this change represents a step towards cooperative federalism.

We will have a more complete picture of the emerging Centre-state relations this Saturday when the finance minister presents the budget.
But even with what we now know, one thing is clear: in the years to come, Niti Aayog will have to play a much greater role in the knowledge space.

 Greater fiscal freedom combined with greater legislative freedom in areas covered by the concurrent list of the Constitution means that states will need to play-

 a more active role in designing their own programmes and policies.

As they do so, they will need to reach out to data, analysis and expert advice.The design of Niti Aayog as per the Cabinet Note of 1 January 2015 positions-

 it well to provide these services. By the same token, those of us at Niti Aayog have to work hard in the months to come to build new strengths so that we do not-

 disappoint the states that reach out to us for advice and assistance. We shall see.

The writer is Vice Chairperson of Niti Aayog.

Sources - The Times of India

Directions: (1-6): Read the following passage carefully and answers the questions given below it.

 Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.  

Ques. 1
 As the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi why argued that the Central Government implemented schemes are at odds for the state government?

a) Because the Central Government was not paying the equal amount of funds for all the states.
b) Because, he being from the opposition, want to criticize the steps taken by the Central Govenrment and-

 leave an impression on the general public mind that what a crook central government is.
c) Because Central Government doesn't take in the picture all the perspective while allocating the funds.
d) Because he wanted more funds for filling his and his cabinet minister's pocket.
e) None of these

Ques. 2 Why Vasundhara Raje decided to join the views of Narendra Modi?
a) Being from the same party, she had no choice but to join hand in hand with her party leader.
b) Vasundhra Raje and Narendra Modi had a hidden plan of going against any of the good initiatives taken by the Central Government.
c) Vasundhra Raje was also facing the atrocities of Central Government and want to raise her voice with Narendra Modi.
d) Vasundhra Raje, being a Chief Minister of a state of India, where central schemes are restricted the fiscal space of the state government, 

feels that it is injustice on the part of Central Government.

Ques. 3 The writer referred the PM's view of cooperative federalism, what do you understand by cooperative federalism?
a) It means a more prominent role for the Centre, than states.
b) It means the competitiveness between the Centre and the state.
c) It means more competitiveness among states
d) It means a sync  in relation among the states and the centre.
e) It means a sync  in relation among the states

Ques 4. What does writer meant by "one size fits all" schemes?
a) NITI Ayog will makes schemes that would be   equally beneficial for all.
b) Previously, the schemes were more transparent and object oriented.
c) Planning Commission were making schemes without considering the crucial scenario in the sates.
d) Planning Commission was making more precise schemes, so as to address the actual needs of the states.
e) None of these

Ques. 5 Why the Government did a 10% increase in devolution? 
a) To transfer the funds in the hands of state.
b) Shed of the extra responsibility of the state sponsored schemes.
c) To make state more self dependent.
d) To increase the extent of authority on states.
e) To appease the non BJP states in India.

Ques 6. What is the drastic change of the policy in NITI Ayog from that was in Planning Commission?
a) Now states will have equal equation with the centre.
b) States will have more financial freedom
c) Centre has given the responsibility to states to draft every scheme.
d)  Both a and b
e) Both b and c

Directions (7-10): Which of the following words is the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage:
Ques 7. Entrenched
a) disorganize
b) unsettle
c) establish
d) weaken
e) dissuade

Ques 8. Helm
a) rein
b) bottom
c) last
d) large
e) middle

Ques 9. Hitherto
a) last
b) until now
c) since
d) As far as
e) likely

Ques 10. Devolution
a) dispersal of power
b) control of power
c) bound by power
d) easing of power
e) deprived of power

ANSWERS
1. c
2. d
3. d
4. c
5. a
6. d
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. a

English Quiz

English Quiz

Directions (1-15): Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given below it.

Some words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

In the olden days, students used to stay in the teacher’s house and learn. At a young age, boys were sent to the teacher’s house.
 This system of education was called ‘Gurukula’.


Prabhakaran was a boy of twelve. He was staying in his teacher’s house to learn Sanskrit. Prabhakaran was a good student and his teacher liked him.

 But the teacher didn’t show his affection towards the boy. Rather, he was stricter towards him. One day Prabhakaran was not very attentive in the class. 

This made the teacher angry. He beat him severely. Prabhakaran wept for some time.
Then he wanted to wreak his vengeance on the teacher.In his rage he decided to kill the teacher.He chalked out a plan for this; 
Prabhakaran would climb up to the roof of his teacher’s bedroom with heavy granite stone and drop it on the teacher’s-
 head when he was asleep.So after taking the dinner, Prabhakaran went out, picked up a heavy stone and climbed to the roof of the room. 
After some time his teacher and his wife retired to bed.Before sleeping they talked for some time. During the talk Prabhakaran heard his name being mentioned. 
He listened to their conversation attentively. The teacher’s wife was equally fond of Prabhakaran. 
She was telling the teacher, ‘this morning you were very harsh on Prabhakaran. You beat him umpteen times,
 mercilessly.Is he not the best boy in your class? If you behave in this manner he will run away from here and you will lose a good student.’

The teacher replied, ‘you are right, I should not have been so cruel to him. But you know he was not attentive in the class.

 I was taking an important lesson and he was talking to another boy. When I saw it I lost my temper. Prabhakaran should not miss important lessons. 

So I beat him in such a way that the punishment may deter him from such indifference in future.’

On hearing this, Prabhakaran became very sad. It was with good intention that the teacher punished him. He was overwhelmed with remorse. 

The whole night he sat on the roof. The next morning after lessons, he approached his teacher when he was alone and confessed to him everything.

1. Why did the student decide to remain on the roof whole night?
(1) He felt so guilty that he did not have courage to come down.
(2) He waited for the teacher to sleep
(3) He waited to hear the conversation in the teacher’s room
(4) He did not know the way to come down
(5) None of these

2. What was the plan of the student to take revenge?
(1) To create a situation so that the teacher becomes helpless.
(2) To kill the wife of the teacher
(3) To peep into his bedroom from the roof top
(4) To crush the teacher’s head with a stone at night
(5) None of these

3. In which system of education was Prabhakaran studying?
(1) The system of read and recite
(2) The system of day and night school
(3) Staying in teacher’s house and work for him
(4) The Gurukula system of learning Sanskrit
(5) None of these

4. Why did the teacher not show affection to Prabhakaran?
(1) He developed hatred towards him
(2) He knew that Prabhakaran was a potential killer
(3) Prabhakaran did not have sympathy towards teacher’s wife
(4) The teacher had seen him talking with other boys
(5) None of these

5. The purpose of the teacher to punish the boy was –
(1) to reform him as he was bad in studies
(2) to teach him as he was not paying attention
(3) to send message to the class to improve their behavior
(4) to make the boy vindictive
(5) None of these

6. Which behavior irritated the teacher most?
(1) Going to roof top with granite stone
(2) Listening to the bedroom conversation
(3) Indulging into the conversation with other boys during class
(4) The weeping of Prabhakaran
(5) None of these

7. In the opinion of teacher’s wife, Prabhakaran was …..
(1) most dishonest, insincere boy
(2) the best student in the class
(3) a short tempered sensitive boy
(4) a student who deserved much more punishment
(5) a sycophant who used to praise the teacher for no reason

8. What was the Prabhakaran’s reaction on hearing the conversation in his teacher’s bedroom?
(1) should wait for the couple to sleep and kill them both
(2) how wrong am I to kill such a nice teacher
(3) I should jump onto the bed of the couple from roof top
(4) Alas! I should not have heard the conversation
(5) None of these

9. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(1) The Gurukula system of education was forced on Prabhakaran
(2) The teacher assaulted the student mercilessly
(3) The teacher’s wife was astonished at the behavior of Prabhakaran
(4) Prabhakaran did not have guilt feeling even after hearing the conversation
(5) Prabhakaran had no plan to kill the teacher

10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
(1) In old days boys at young age were sent to teacher’s house
(2) But for bedroom conversation, Prabhakaran would not have killed the teacher
(3) Prabhakaran was the best student in the class
(4) The teacher’s wife was of the view that Prabhakaran might run away
(5) The teacher was teaching an important lesson

Directions (11-12):  Which of the following words is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage?

11. Remorse
(1) greed
(2) satisfaction
(3) morse
(4) guilt
(5) accuracy

12. Severely
(1) harshly
(2) calmly
(3) lightly
(4) happily
(5) accidentally

Directions (13-15): Which of the following words is the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage:

13. Retired
(1) tired
(2) exhausted
(3) fell
(4) went
(5) reclined

14. Umpteen 
(1) twenty
(2) nineteen
(3) many
(4) regular
(5) rarely

15. Deter
(1) abstain
(2) encourage
(3) deploy
(4) pull
(5) stop

English Quiz

English Quiz

Directions: (1 - 10): Read the following passage carefully and answers the questions given below it.

 Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Simple definition of On Line Shopping or Shopping on the Web is enabling you to buy and sell through your computer on –line using Web or Internet environment.

 One reason people like without a salesperson because you can browse inside the shop for number of hours at your leisure time without a salesperson peering -

over the shoulder and making unwanted recommendations. As a customer, we may find this approach convenient and less time consuming, 

but how does this affect the economy as a whole? Is it safe to pay credit card online?
 Is buying and selling products over the internet considered as a risky business for merchants?

 Is the Web going to replace old-fashioned stores? Is virtual shopping really is better than the real thing?
 Cyberspace is a vast territory where computers meet and exchange information.In this 21st century, 
cyberspace has already to your computer will look you into wealth of goods and services.

In your home, modern box attached to your computer will look you into wealth of goods and services.
Not only does it allow you to talk to your friends on the other side of the world, 

but also allows you to watch a movie, buy airline tickets, pay bills and even get cash,
 People in developed countries like U.S.and Canada have already started using On Line Shopping as a routine mode-
 of their purchasing goods and services.Internet shoppers still believe that there is no secure and convenient way of paying on the Internet.
 Consumers are concerned with two main security fears.They are worried that their credit card information is jeopardizing while travelling over the net. 
They also express concern over data privacy whereby the vendors and blanking institutions can tamper-

 with the data and easily record their purchasing habits. These fears over privacy and security have kept E- Commerce from taking off.

1. What does the passage imply by the word ‘Virtual shopping’?
(1) shopping widely
(2) shopping spree
(3) literal shopping 
(4) net shopping
(5) a wider perspective of e-com.

2. Why is it risky to pay online?
(1) It reveals the identity of the buyer
(2) It intrudes upon the privacy of the buyer
(3) The buyer is apprehensive of his credit card details going over the net
(4) The merchants may record the buyer’s purchasing habits.
(5) None of these

3. Which of the following statement is/are TRUE______?
(A) Cyberspace has opened an immense wealth of services but has affected the economy too.
(B) Data privacy is no longer a thing of the past.
(C) People in developing countries use online shopping as a routine mode
(1) Only a 
(2) Only b and c
(3) a, b and c
(4) Only c 
(5) None of these

4. What is the authors view regarding shopping on the web?
(1) shopping on the net makes the buyers wary of financial transactions.
(2) shopping in the stores is on obsolete idea.
(3) Net shopping has affected our economy on the whole
(4) Payment by credit card easily outnumbers cash transactions.
(5) All of the above

5. Why has online shopping caught on so much in the U.S.A. and Canada?
(1) The developed countries can well afford to indulge in such luxuries
(2) The pace of life is superfast in these countries
(3) Virtual shoppers need not hide their credit card information.
(4) Banks etc do not tamper with the financial details of the net-shoppers
(5) None of these


For Qs (6-8): Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning to the word as used in passage.

6. Environment
(1) provision  
(2) conditions 
(3) circumstantial
(4) department 
(5) enclave

7. Browse
(1) look through 
(2) enjoy
(3) examine leisurely
(4) nibble
(5) spend

8. Modern
(1) gadget  
(2) appliance 
(3) device
(4) apparatus 
(5) equipment

For Qs (9-10): Choose the word that is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning to the word as used in passage.

9. Jeopardized
(1) safe 
(2) risked
(3) benefit
(4) secure
(5) endangered

10. Peering
(1) leaning  
(2) looking 
(3) staring
(4) peeking 
(5) peeping




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

Reasoning Quiz

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-6): Study the given information and answer the following questions.

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule.

 The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement:

Input: bag new 15 12 20 ask ball 22 figure 25

Step I: 12 15 bag new 20 ask ball 22 figure 25

Step II: 12 15 ask bag new 20 ball 22 figure 25 

Step III: 12 15 ask bag 20 22 new ball figure 25 

Step IV: 12 15 ask bag 20 22 ball figure new 25 

Step V: 12 15 ask bag 20 22 ball figure 25 new

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 following input.

Input: 46 16 professor male 31 correct 33 35 39 female doctor 42 study

1. Which element is third to the right of 'female' in Step V?

1)35

2) professor

3) study

4) 42

5) None of these

2. How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement of the given input?

1) Five

2) Six

3) Seven

4) Eight

5) None of these

3. Which of the following is the third element from the left end of Step III?

1) 35

2) 46

3) correct

4) doctor

5) None of these

4. What is the position of 'male' in the final step?

1) 7th from the left

2) 2nd from the right

3) 8th from the left

4) 5th from the right

5) None of these

5. Which step number is the following output?

16 31 correct doctor 33 35 female male 39 42 46 professor study

1) Step V

2) Step VI

3) Step VII

4) There is no such step

5) None of these

6. Which of the following steps is the last step but one? 

1) Step III

2) Step V

3) Step VI

4) Step IV

5) None of these

Directions (7-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

A group of seven friends S, T, U, V, W, X and Y has four males and three females. Each of them has a different type of watch, 

viz Titan, HMT, Rado, Fastrack, Reebok, Casio and Tissot, and each of them has passed out from a different college —

GLA, HCC, PTC, RKC, GNC, SPDC and SRMC but not necessarily in the same order. None of the females has Casio or Titan.

 U has Rado and she has passed out from GNC. S has passed out from SPDC. T does not have Fastrack.

 W has Tissot and has passed out from HCC. X has Titan and has not studied in GLA. Y has Casio and has studied in PTC. 

The one who has Fastrack has passed out from SRMC. The one who has HMT has studied in GLA.
None of the female members has studied either in SPDC or in HCC.

7. Which of the following watches does V have?
1) Casio
2) Fastrack
3) HMT
4) Rado
5) None of these

8. Which of the following combinations is true?
1) U-Rado-GNC-Female
2) S-Reebok-HCC-Male
3) Y-HMT-GLA-Female
4) W-Tissot-HCC-Female
5) None of these

9. Which of the following groups has only female members?
1) XVT
2) WUY
3) UVT
4) VST
5) None of these

10. The one who has Titan has passed out from which of the following colleges?
1) HCC
2) GNC
3) SPDC
4) RKC
5) Can't be determined

11. From which of the following colleges did W pass out?
1) PTC
2) HCC
3) RKC
4) Can't be determined
4) None of these

12. Who possesses HMT?
1) T
2) U
3) V
4) W
5) X

13. Which of the following statements is true?
1) V has passed out from GLA college.
2) U is a male and possesses Rado.
3) X possesses Titan and has passed out from RKC.
4) Y is a female and possesses Casio.
5)  All are true


Solutions (1-6):
The machine rearranges the numbers and words in such a manner that the numbers are arranged in each alternate step-

 in ascending order while words are also arranged in each alternate step in alphabetical order. In each alternate step two numbers and two words are arranged.
Input: 46 16 professor male 31 correct 33 35 39 female doctor 42 study
Step I: 16 31 46 professor male correct 33 35 39 female doctor 42 study
Step II: 16 31 correct doctor 46 professor male 33 35 39 female 42 study
Step III: 16 31 correct doctor 33 35 46 professor male 39 female 42 study
Step IV: 16 31 correct doctor 33 35 female male 46 professor 39 42 study
Step V: 16 31 correct doctor 33 35 female male 39 42 46 professor study
Step VI: 16 31 correct doctor 33 35 female male 39 42 professor study 46
Step VI is the last step.

1. (4)
2. (2)
3. (3)
4. (1)
5. (1)
6. (2)

Solutions (7-13):

PERSON COLLEGE WATCH GENDER
S SPDC Reebok Male
T GLA HMT Female
U GNC Rado Female
V SRMC Fastrack Female
W HCC Tissot Male
X RKC Titan Male
Y PTC Casio Male

7. (2)
8. (1)
9. (3)
10. (4)
11. (2)
12. (1)
13. (3)

Reasoning : Quiz

Reasoning : Quiz

Directions (31-35): Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below:
Y 4 8 A @ D F 3 # R N 1 M © W P § J 2 E 5 Z * 6 Q B 7 $ H U 9 I K
1. Which of the following is seventh to the right of nineteenth from the right end of the above arrangement?
(1) 1
(2) D
 (3) Z
(4) $
(5) None of these

2.Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. 

Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) D#A
(2) JWE
(3) 562
(4) $9B
(5) RM3

3. How many such consonants are there in the above 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

4. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which-

 is immediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a symbol?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

5. What should come next in the following series based on the above arrangement?
8@D #N1 W§J 5*6

(1) 7HU
(2) 7$U
(3) 7#9
(4) B$#
(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. 

You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statement and.

• Give answer (1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (3) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (4) if the data in both the Statement I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (5) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. 

6. Which year was observed as International Labour’s year?
I. International Labour year was observed in the same year when India undertook five consecutive nuclear tests.
II. India made history when it under took five consecutive nuclear test on 11th May 1998.

7. Alka and Madhu are friends. Which of them is older in age than the other? 
I. Alka was born in the first leap year after 1980.
II. Madhu was born in 1983.

8. Which state, Master blaster Sachm Tendulkar belongs to? 
I. Sachin and Ajay Jadeja belong to same state.
II. Sachin Tendulkar belong to a state where Congress party rules the government.

9. What is the time now? 
I. The sun rises at seven in the morning and sets at six in the evening.
II. Both hands (minute and hour) are at a same point between 11 and 1.

10. Who is tallest among Tarun, Barun, Vinod, Kishore and Maya?
I. Barun is taller than Maya but not as tall as Kishore, who is taller than Vinod.
II. Tarun is taller than Maya.

Answers 

1. (3)

7th to the right of 19th from the right =(19-7)= 12th from the right.

2. (2)

In all others, 1st character +3 = 2nd character and 1st character -2 = 3rd character.

3. (5)

D, R, W and H

4. (3)

3 and 7

5. (1)

The corresponding element of each group shifts six positions forward.

Solutions (36-40): 

6. (5)

7. (5): The two statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Hence Madhu is older than Alka.

8. (4)

9. (2): From the second statement alone we can conclude that it is 12 O’clock.

10. (4): From the two statements we cannot find out who is the tallest. For this we will need a comparison of the heights of Kishore and Tarun.

Reasoning : QUIZ

Reasoning : QUIZ

Directions (1-5): In the following questions, the symbols @, $, %, # and © are used with the following meanings
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’.
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’.
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’.
‘A © B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’.

In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true,

 find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give answer—
1] If only conclusion I is true.
2] If only conclusion II is true.
3] If either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.
4] If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.
5] If both conclusions I and II are true.

1. Statements: P $ Q, R @ S, S # P, 
Conclusions: I. Q % R
                    II. P % R

2. Statements: A @ B, C $ A, B % D
Conclusions: I. B © C
                    II. D # A

3. Statements: G @ H, E % F, F # G, 
 Conclusions: I. H # F
                     II. E % G

4. Statements: K $ L, J © K, L % M
   Conclusions: I. L © J
                      II. L % J

5. Statements: A © B, C # D, D % A 
 Conclusions: I. B # D
                     II. A # C

Directions (6-10): In each question below are two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.  

You have to take the two/three given statements to be true even if they seen to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide-
 which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer-

1) if only conclusion I follows
2) if only conclusion II follows
3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
5) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

6. Statements:  Some chairs are Fans. Some belts are chairs.
 Conclusions: I. No Fan is a belt.
                     II. All belts being Fans is a possibility.

7. Statements:  All doors are bags. All sheets are doors.No pen is a bag.
    Conclusions:  I. Some doors being pens is a possibility.
                        II. At least some bags are sheets.

8. Statements:  No moon is a plate. Some stars are plates.
Conclusions: I. No moon is a star.
                   II. All stars are moons.

9.  Statements:  Some clips are caps. All caps are socks.
Conclusions:  I. All clips being socks is a possibility.
                     II. All such clips which are not socks can never be caps

10. Statements:  All weeks are months. All months are years. No month is a century.
      Conclusions:  I. No century is a year.
                          II. At least some centuries are years.

Answers
Solutions (1-5):
@ - >
$ - <
% - >
# - <
© - =
1. (4):
Statement: R > S < P < Q
Conclusions I. Q > R
II. P > R

2. (2):
Statement: C < A > B > D
Conclusions I. B = C
II. D < A

3. (4):
Statement: E > F < G > H
Conclusions I. H < F
II. E > G

4. (3):
Statement: J = K < L > M
Conclusions I. L = J
II. L > J

5. (1);
Statement: C < D > A = B
Conclusions I. B < D 
II. A < C

6. (2):
7. (2):
8. (4):
9. (5):
10. (3):