Test of the Day

Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers. Who was on second position in the list?

 Vladimir Putin

 Donald Trump

 Xi Jinping

 Kim Jong-un

 David Camero

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers, surpassing US President Donald Trump.

Q2. United Nation (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has named ___________ as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, recently.

 Achim Steiner

 Suchetha Desai

 Frank Mushyo

 Jeremiah Mamabolo

 David Beasley

Solution:

United Nation (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has named a German Achim Steiner, as the new administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Q3. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently given its approval for the listing of how many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on stock exchanges?

 9

 14

 11

 17

 15

Solution:

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the listing of 11 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on stock exchanges. As approved, the listing of CPSEs will be through the public offer of shares up to 25 per cent of Government of India's shareholding, which may include an offer of fresh shares for raising of resources from the market.

Q4. Name the author of blockbuster novel 'The Underground Railroad' who has recently won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

 Jane Austen

 Colson Whitehead

 Shankha Ghosh

 Svetlana Alexievich

 Marlon James

Solution:

The literary blockbuster novel 'The Underground Railroad' authored by Colson Whitehead, which depicts the journey of a young woman escaping from slavery via a fantastical train system has won the Pulitzer prize for fiction.

Q5. Which is an interest-free period that is to be given by a creditor to debtor?

 Fixed Period

 Preset Period

 Grace Period

 All of the Above

 None of the given options is true

Solution:

The grace period is the provision in most loan and insurance contracts which allows payment to be received for a certain period of time after the actual due date. During this period no late fees will be charged, and the late payment will not result in default or cancellation of the loan.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, G, H and J live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1 and the topmost floor of the building is numbered 8. The DOB of each of the persons falls in different months i.e. March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October, but not necessarily in the same order. All persons like different types of fruits i.e. Guava, Apple, Grapes, Mango, Banana, Pineapple, Litchi and Orange but not necessarily in the same order. The one whose DOB is in August does not live on an odd-numbered floor and does not like Apple & Litchi. J lives just below the one whose DOB is in October. The one who lives on Third floor likes Guava. The one whose DOB is in April lives on an even-numbered floor but not on the topmost floor and likes either Orange or Pineapple. Only one person lives between G and the one whose DOB is in July. The one who likes Banana lives immediate above the floor in which J lives.E likes Litchi. The one whose DOB is in June lives on an even numbered floor and lives just above the person whose DOB is in October. C’s DOB is not in July or October. The persons (who likes Apple, Mango, Orange and Grapes) lives on even numbered floor. The one who likes Grapes lives below the one who likes Mango. Only two persons live between the one whose DOB is in August and the one whose DOB is in March. D’s DOB is not in September. Only two persons live between G and the one whose DOB is in April. Neither E nor C lives on the first floor. Only one person lives between C and the one whose DOB is in May. A lives just above G. Only two persons live between E and A. The one whose DOB is in July does not live on floor number one. A does not like Grapes or Mango. B lives on an even-numbered floor and just above C. 

 Q6.How many persons live between the person whose DOB is in September and the one who likes Apple?

 Six

 Two

 Four

 Five

 None of these

Solution:
(6-10)

Q7. Which of the following fruits does D like?

 Guava

 Pineapple

 Banana

 Litchi

 Grapes

Q8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? 

 June

 Grapes

 April

 Banana

 Mango

Q9. Which of the following statement is true?

 B’s DOB is in April and lives on the 5th floor.

 H’s DOB is in May and lives on the first floor.

 The one whose DOB is in October lives on the 6th floor.

 E lives on floor numbered five and likes Litchi.

 G lives on floor numbered seven and likes Mango.

Q10. J is related to Orange in the same way as G is related to Litchi. Which of the following is B related to, following the same pattern?

 Guava

 Pineapple

 Mango

 Apple

 Grapes

Directions (11-15): What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following number series problems? 

 Q11. 325, 314, 288, 247, 191, ?

 126

 116

 130

 120

 None of these

Solution:

Q12. 620, 632, 608, 644, 596, ?

 536

 556

 656

 646

 None of these

Solution:

Q13. 120, 320, ?, 2070, 5195, 13007.5

 800

 920

 850

 900

 None of these

Solution:

Q14. 6, 4, 8, 23, ?, 385.25

 84.5

 73

 78.5

 82

 None of these

Solution:

Q15. 5, 11, 32, 108, 444, ?

 1780

 2230

 1784

 2225

 None of these

Solution:

Directions (16-20): In the following questions, two sentences are given. There may be an error in the sentence(s). Mark your answer accordingly from the given options. 

 Q16. I.His cat is more large than my dog. 
 II.I do badly in math, but at least I’m not the worst.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

His cat is larger than my dog.(For adjectives that are just one syllable, add -er to the end) I do badly in math, but at least I’m not the worst.-irregular adjectives (and adverbs) that don’t follow the normal rules. Hence Ii statement is correct.

Q17.I.Where did you come from? 
 II.This is something on which we must meditate on.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

'This is something on which we must meditate', is the correct sentence.

Q18. I.Where is your brother at? 
II.She is an United States senator.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence

Solution:

Where is your brother? is the correct sentence. It is the case of an unnecessary preposition. She is a United States senator.(when the first letter of a word is a vowel but is pronounced with a consonant sound, use a, )

Q19. I.The creativity is a valuable quality in children. 
II.I studied the French in high school for four years.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

Creativity is a valuable quality in children. This is the case of 'zero article'. Article is omitted before nouns that refer to abstract ideas. 'I studied French in high school for four years'.Many languages are not preceded by an article.

Q20.I. I should rewrite the introduction of my essay. 
II.We’re cooking for ten guests tonight.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

there is no error in either of the sentences.

Test of the Day

Q1. Name the person who has recently become the youngest noble prize winner to address Canadian parliament.

 Kailash Satyarthi

 Aung San Suu Kyi

 Raoul Wallenberg

 Malala Yousafzai

 None of the given options is true

Solution:

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, becomes the first noble prize winner to address Canadian parliament.

Q2. The first rail freight service ‘British goods’ has started recently from the UK to-

 Japan

 India

 France

 Spain

 China

Solution:

The first rail freight service British goods from the UK to China.

Q3. Mukta Dutta Tomar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?

 Japan

 Germany

 Oman

 Georgia

 Nigeria

Solution:

Mukta Dutta Tomar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany, recently.

Q4. Which among the following cities, India's first ever micro-drama festival, named "Thespis" was concluded? 

 New Delhi

 Chandigarh

 Bengaluru

 Chennai

 Bareilly

Solution:

India's first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held recently in New Delhi.

Q5. A signed undertaking from one party containing a promise to pay a stated sum to a specified person or a company is known as ________ 

 Power of Attorney

 Promissory Note

 Purchasing Power Parity

 Plastic Notes

 None of the given options is true

Solution:

A promissory note is a legal instrument in which one party (the maker or issuer) promises in writing to pay a determinate sum of money to the other (the payee).

Directions (6-10): Each of the following 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 statements and give answer. 

Q6. Who is daughter in law of P? 
I. Q is the only son of W, who is husband of P. 
II. S is daughter of P and T is sister in law of S.

 if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient in answer the question.

 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.

 if the data in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the question.

Solution:

Q7. What is code for ‘dog’ ? 
I. If the code for “ black and white dog” is “ sx lx ztfx” and the code of “ and the student who” is “ lv xs lx mn”. 
II. The code for “white cow and young” is “ et fx lx mb”.

 if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient in answer the question.

 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.

 if the data in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the question.

Q8. Point ‘P’ is in which direction with respect to point ‘Q’? 
I. Point A is west of Point B, which is north of Point C. Point B is exactly middle between A and Q. Pont P is north of Point C. 
II. Point A is east of Point B, which is south of Point Q. Point P is west of Point B.

 if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient in answer the question.

 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.

 if the data in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the question.
Solution:

Q9. Who amongst A, B, C, D and E is the shortest? 
I. A is taller than B. E is not the tallest. 
II. C is taller than A. D is not the tallest. 

 if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient in answer the question.

 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.

 if the data in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the question.

Q10. Among V, W, X, Y and Z seated in a straight line facing south. Who among following sits second to left of X? 
I. W sits second to right of V. Z is not immediate neighbor of Y. 
II. V sits third to left of Y. W sits on the immediate right of X.

 if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient in answer the question.

 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.

 if the data in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

 if the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the question.

Solution:

Q11. The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years is Rs. 756 and Simple interest is Rs. 720. If the sum is invested such that the SI is Rs. 900 and the number of years is equal to the rate percent per annum, find the rate percent?

 10%

 12%

 5%

 15%

 None of these

Solution:

Q12. Arun and Gaurav have to clear their respective loans by paying 3 equal annual installments of Rs. 30,000 each. Arun pays @ 10% per annum of simple interest while Gaurav pays 10% per annum compound interest. What is the difference in their loan amounts?

 Rs. 400

 Rs. 350

 Rs. 300

 Rs. 450

 Rs. 500

Solution:

Q13. Anjali invested an amount of Rs. 5800 for 2 years. At what rate of Compound Intrest will she get an amount of Rs. 594.50 at the end of two years?

 5%

 8%

 7%

 9%

 10%

Solution:

Q14. A man borrows Rs. 3000 at rate of 10% compounded annually. At the end of each year, he pays back Rs. 1000. How much amount should he pay at the end of the 3rd year to clear all his dues?

 Rs. 1583

 Rs. 1789

 Rs. 1600

 Rs. 1683

 None of these

Solution:

Q15. Anjali took a loan of Rs. 20,000 to purchase a TV set from LG. She promised to make the payment after three years. The company charges CI @ 10% per annum for the same. But, suddenly the company announces the rate of interest as 15% per annum for the last one year of the loan period. What extra amount she has to pay due to the announcement of new rate of interest?

 Rs. 1210

 Rs. 1310

 Rs. 1220

 Rs. 1320

 None of these

Solution:

Directions (16-20): In the following questions, two sentences are given. There may be an error in the sentence(s). Mark your answer accordingly from the given options. 

 Q16. I.The manager has promised to look into the matter. 
II.It has been raining from Monday.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

To look into something is to investigate it. Correct: It has been raining since Monday.(Use from to show the starting point only when the end point is also mentioned. In other cases, use since.)

Q17. I.He doesn’t know how to ride on a bicycle. 
II.I will be attending the classes regularly since Monday.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

Correct: He doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle.(Use ‘on’ with foot.) Correct: I will be attending the classes regularly from Monday.(Use for to indicate duration.)

Q18. I. What are you looking at? 
II.This is the house I was born in.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

there is no error in either of the sentences.

Q19. I.Governments must ban or otherwise prevent the sale of illicit liquor. 
II.The tobacco is a cash crop.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

Correct: Tobacco is a cash crop.(Rule: A material noun does not take an article (a, an, the) before it.)

Q20. I. His mathematics is weak. 
II.I bought a pair of trousers yesterday.

 if there is an error only in the first sentence;

 if there is an error only in the second sentence;

 if there are errors in both sentences; and

 if there is no error in either of the sentences.

 If there are more than two errors in either of the sentence.

Solution:

Correct: His mathematics are weak.(Rule: When these subjects denote qualities or property, they are used in a plural sense. For example,)

Test of the Day

Q1. Carme Chacon, the first female defense minister has passed away recently. She was from-

 Germany

 Spain

 France

 Nigeria

 UK

Solution:

Carme Chacon, the first female defense minister of Spain passed away recently. She was 46 years old.

Q2. Radha Mohan Singh is a member of 16th Lok Sabha (2014-2019) and is holding the post of Minister of Agriculture in current NDA government. Which constituency does he represent?

 Varanasi,UP

 Patna, Bihar

 Barodara, Gujarat

 Purvi Champaran, Bihar

 Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

Solution:

Radha Mohan Singh, an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) became a Union Cabinet Minister in 2014. He is Member of Parliament from Purvi Champaran constituency of Bihar. Under Shri Narendra Bhai Modi's Prime Ministership, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture on 26th May, 2014.

Q3. The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and is the tenth tallest dam in the world, located at?

 Uttarakhand

 Kerala

 Karnataka

 Telangana

 Maharashtra

Solution:

The Tehri Dam of Uttarakhand is the highest dam in India, 2nd highest in Asia and 8th highest in World. It is on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri Garhwal in Uttarakhand, India. Tehri dam is being built by THDC India Ltd. The dam is expected to generate about 2400 megawatts of electricity. The total cost associated with the Tehri Dam project is around Rs 8000/- crores.

Q4. International Mother Language day is celebrated on _________________.

 February 04

 February 13

 February 21

 February 28

 February 14

Solution:

International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.

Q5. An account for which a bank acts as an uninterested third party is termed as?

 Savings Account

 Current Account

 Reserve Account

 Escrow Account

 Fixed Account

Solution:

An escrow account is a temporary pass through account held by a third party during the process of a transaction between two parties. Definition: An escrow account is a temporary pass through account held by a third party during the process of a transaction between two parties.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions. 
 There are eight students – M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T – who like different subjects viz- Hindi, English, Math, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Sanskrit but not necessarily in the same order. They all are living in the eight-storey building in which the ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered eight. T lives on odd number floor and also immediately below the one who likes Sanskrit subject. T lives neither on the first nor third floor. There is only one person sits between the S, who likes Math subject and the one who likes Sanskrit subject. S lives on the even numbered floor. There are three students live between S and R, who likes Biology Subject. O lives immediately below P. The one who likes Chemistry live immediately below the one who likes Biology. There are three students live between the one who likes Chemistry and the Q, who likes Physics subject. Q does not live on the even numbered floor. M does not like Sanskrit or Chemistry. N likes English and lives on the even numbered floor. T does not like Hindi subject.

 Q6. T likes which of the following subject?

 Science

 Math

 Chemistry

 Biology

 Physics

Solution:
(6-10)

Q7. Who among following likes Hindi subject?

 S

 N

 M

 O

 P

Q8. O lives on which of the following floor?

 Seventh

 Sixth

 Fifth

 Four

 None of these

Q9. Who among following sits exactly between T and Q?

 P-Chemistry

 O-Sanskrit

 S-Math

 M-Hindi

 None of these

Q10. If R is related to Science and T is related to English, in the same way O is related to?

 Chemistry

 Math

 Hindi

 Physics

 None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions that follow. 
Profit = Income – Expenditure 
Profit % is defined as percentage of total income  

 Q11. In year 2012, Roadster earned a profit of Rs. 2,16,000 while HRX’s income is 10% less as compared to Roadster in the same year. Find the difference (in Rs.) between their expenditures. 

 18600

 16800

 15500

 14800

 None of these

Solution:

Q12. The company HRX made a total expenditure of 2,50,000 in year 2013. If its income in year 2015 remains same as that in 2013, find its profit (in Rs.) in 2015. 

 2,45,000

 2,00,000

 2,50,000

 2,25,000

 None of these

Solution:

Q13. In year 2016, both companies have same income. Find the ratio between expenditure of company HRX to that of company Roadster. 

 10 : 9

 9 : 11

 9 : 10

 5 : 7

 None of these

Solution:

Q14. The company HRX has the second lowest percentage change in the profit percent over the previous year in which of the following year?

 2016

 2015

 2012

 2014

 None of these

Solution:

Q15. The company Roadster shows its expenditure in 2013 as Rs. 90,000 and declares that income in 2013 is equal to the expenditure in 2014. Find the percentage change in income for year 2014. 

 10%

 200%

 50%

 100%

 None of these

Solution:

Directions (16-20): Some phrases are given in bold in the following questions. Mark the option that best fits in the every given sentence. 

 Q16. Medicines will recommend based upon mortality and the disease burden, and evidence of how well the medicine works.

 have recommended based upon

 would recommend based upon

 are recommended based upon

 should recommend based upon

 No correction

Solution:

Medicines are recommended based upon mortality and the disease burden, and evidence of how well the medicine works.

Q17. Because appropriate formulations have not been available for young children we had treated them by crushing adult tablets or giving them syrups that are hard to store and foul-tasting.

 we shall have been treated

 had treated

 we could have treated

 we have had to treat

 No correction

Solution:

Because appropriate formulations have not been available for young children we have had to treat them by crushing adult tablets or giving them syrups that are hard to store and foul-tasting

Q18. But tumours deflect the attack by shielding proteins on their surface, making them invisible from the immune system.

 invisible in the immune system.

 invisible on the immune system.

 invisible to the immune system.

 invisible into the immune system.

 No correction

Solution:

But tumours deflect the attack by shielding proteins on their surface, making them invisible to the immune system.

Q19. The short answer is that without a public culture forged first by print and then an electronic media, there would be no conversation amongst a whole people, no development of common concerns and therefore no nation.

 there won’t be

 there shouldn’t be any

 that would be none

 here are no

 No correction

Solution:

The short answer is that without a public culture forged first by print and then an electronic media, there would be no conversation amongst a whole people, no development of common concerns and therefore no nation.

Q20. This morning, for instance, I wake up in a nightmare in which I was drowning.

 I woke up before

 I woke up from

 I wake up early

 I wake up post

 No correction

Solution:

This morning, for instance, I woke up from a nightmare in which I was drowning.