KRISHNA MOHAN

Thursday, 27 July 2017

Daily GK Update 27th July 2017

1. PM Modi inaugurates APJ Abdul Kalam’s memorial in Rameswaram

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the former President, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s memorial at Pei Karumbu in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu on the second death anniversary of the former President. Mr. Modi unveils a statue of Dr. Kalam and hoisted the National flag at the memorial.

ii. Mr. Modi will flag off Kalam Sandesh Vahini, an exhibition bus which will travel across the country and reach Rashtrapati Bhavan on 15th of October, which marks the birth anniversary of the former President.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.

2. Amidst internal Rifts, Nitish Kumar takes oath as Chief Minister for the 6th time

i. Less than a day after resigning as Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar took oath at 10 am today at Raj Bhawan in Patna as the head of the government that would include BJP and its allies. Prior to this, the party of Nitish Kumar, JD-(U) was supported by Mahagathbandhan allies with Lalu Yadav led RJD.

ii. Kumar met Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi yesterday with NDA leaders and staked claim to form a new government with the support of 132 MLAs. He has been asked by the governor to prove his majority in the Assembly within two days of taking the oath. Nitish Kumar took oath as chief minister of Bihar. Sushil Kumar Modi took oath as deputy chief minister.

3. Madras High Court makes Vande Mataram mandatory in Schools, Govt. and Private Offices

i. The Madras High Court ruled that Vande Mataram should be sung in all schools and colleges across the state “at least once a week”, and in government and private offices “at least once a month”.

ii. Issuing the order, Justice M V Muralidharan stated, Considering the larger public interest and to instil a sense of patriotism in each and every citizen of the state, the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ shall be played and sung in all schools/ colleges/ universities and other educational institutions at least once a week (preferably on Monday or Friday).

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Vande Mataram is written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

4. Microsoft launches ‘Made for India’ Kaizala app

i. Technology giant Microsoft has officially launched ‘Kaizala’, a productivity app that has been designed to enhance the collaboration and communication experience for Indian enterprises.

ii. The ‘Made for India’ app is designed for large group communications and work management and works even on 2G networks. The product will make it possible for organizations to interact with people within the organization as well as outside like partners and vendors in a seamless manner.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

CEO of Microsoft Corporation is Satya Nadella.
It is a USA Based Company.

5. Axis Bank acquires FreeCharge for Rs. 385 crore

i. Axis Bank announced the acquisition of Snapdeal-owned mobile payments provider Freecharge in an all-cash deal worth Rs385 crore. The deal is subject to regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the indicative time-frame to complete the acquisition is two months, the private sector lender said in an exchange filing.

ii. With this buyout, Axis Bank will get over 50 million customers of Freecharge along with its niche and patented technology and human resources. Founded in 2010 by Mumbai based entrepreneur Kunal Shah, FreeCharge started as a recharge deal coupons platform before turning into a full-scale mobile wallet.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Shikha Sharma is the MD and CEO of Axis Bank.
The Headquarter of Axis bank is in Mumbai.
Kunal Bahl, Co-Founder & CEO of Snapdeal, the parent company of Freecharge.

6. Subhash Chandra Garg appointed as India’s Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of ADB

i. Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Indias Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Finance Ministry announced recently.

ii. Garg has been appointed in place of former DEA Secretary Shaktikanta Das. The appointment came into effect from July 12.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

The President of ADB is Takehiko Nakao.
ADB is headquartered in Manila, in the Philippines.

7. Uttarakhand records second highest tiger count in India

i. The count of tigers in Uttarakhand shot up to 242 with an increase of 63 big cats in the year 2017. The news was announced by Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

ii. In addition, 11 cubs were also found in the two tiger reserves, the Corbett Tiger Reserve and the Rajaji Tiger Reserve, in the state. Uttarakhand is the second state in terms of tiger count behind Karnataka, which has 400 big cats.
iii. According to the latest statistics, at least 208 tigers have been identified in Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, up from last year's 163. Also, six cubs were identified there.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India.
It was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

8. Cabinet approves revision of guidelines of Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme

i. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given approval for revision of guidelines of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) Scheme with a view to achieve its intended objectives.

ii. Two sets of changes have been made in the scheme:

1. Specific changes have been made in the attributes of the scheme to make it more attractive, mobilize finances as per the target and reduce the economic strains caused by imports of gold and reduce the Current Account Deficit (CAD).

2. Flexibility has been given to Ministry of Finance to design and introduce variants of SGBs with different interest rates and risk protection/pay-offs that would offer investment alternatives to different category of investors. Ministry of Finance (the issuer) has been delegated this power to amend/add to the features of the Scheme with the approval of the Finance Minister to reduce the time lag between finalizing the attributes of a particular tranche and its notification.

iii. Following specific changes in the scheme have been approved:

a. The investment limit per fiscal year has been increased to 4 kg for individuals, 4 Kg for Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and 20 Kg for Trusts and similar entities notified by the Government from time to time.

b. The ceiling will be counted on Financial year basis and will include the SGBs purchased during the trading in the secondary market.

c. The ceiling on investment will not include the holdings as collateral by Banks and Financial institutions.

d. SGBs will be available 'on tap’. Based on the consultation with NSE, BSE, Banks, and Department of Post, features of the product to emulate 'On Tap' sale would be finalized by Ministry of Finance.

9. Dharam Singh, former Karnataka CM passes away

i. N. Dharam Singh, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away following a heart attack. He was 80. He was the 17th Chief Minister of the state. He headed the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government from May 2004 to February 2006.

ii. Dharam Singh represented the Karnataka Legislative Assembly seven times without a defeat and was a member of the Lok Sabha from Bidar constituency once (2009).

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Siddaramaiah is the present CM of Karnataka.
The Governor of Karnataka is Vajubhai Vala.

Reasoning Quiz - II

Directions (1-5): Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements -

numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements -

are sufficient to answer the questions and then mark the appropriate option as answer.

1. Amongst U, V, W, X, Y and Z, who earns highest salary?

I. Y earns more than Z but less than at least two persons.

II. X earns more than Y but less than U, who is not highest earner.

III. V earns more than Y but less than W.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) I and II together are sufficient

(B) II and III together are sufficient

(D) All statements together are sufficient

(E) Even all statements together are not sufficient

2. Are all the five friends P, Q, R, S, and T, who are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre ?

I. S sits second to the left of Q, who is immediate to the left of P. T is immediate left of R, who faces centre. Q faces to the centre.

II. T sits second to the right of P, who is immediate to the left of R. Q is not near to T, who faces centre.

III. R sits immediate to the left of T, who faces centre. P sits second to the right of S but not near to R.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) Either I or II alone

(B) Either II or III alone

(D) Any one of the statements

(E) None of the statements

3. Point M is in which direction with respect to point X ?

I. Point R is to the north of point X. Point L is to the south of point M. Point L is to the south of point X.

II. Point T is to the east of point J, which is to the south of point X. Point P is to the north of point M, point P is to the west of point T.

III. Point N is to the south of point 0, which is to the east of point X, point M is to the east of point N.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) Either I or II alone

(B) Either II or III

(D) Only II

(E) Only III

4. There are seven letters M, U, E, S, R, A and N. Is the word 'SUR-NAME' formed after performing the following operations using these seven letters only ?

I. A is placed third to the right of U. M is placed second to the right of N. While the last letter of the word is not M.

II. S is placed third to the left of N while R is placed immediately next (either left or right) to U.

III. E is placed second to the right of A. S is not placed near to E or N.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) I and II both together

(B) I and III both together

(D) All statements together

(E) Even all statements together are not sufficient

5. Out of 6 colours of Caps Red. Orange, Green, White Black and Pink, which colour of Cap Q likes ?

(A person's name should not be the same with the first letter of the Cap that he likes. Six persons (M, N, 0, P, Q and R) like 6 different Caps each like one Cap)

I. P does not like Black Cap but the person who likes Red Cap is not Q or M.

II. 0 likes white Cap while N likes either Green or Orange Cap. R likes either Green or Black.

III. Q does not like Black while M likes either Black or Orange.

Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question ?

(A) I and II together

(B) II and III both together

(D) Any two of the statements together

(E) All statements together are sufficient

Directions (6-10): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.

Six players A, B, C, D, E and F play four different games viz Tennis, Racing, Shooting, Riding and wear shirts of four different colours

i.e. red, green, black and orange shirts. C wears either red or green shirt. E does not play shooting and person who play riding does not wear red shirt;

A neither wears green shirt nor plays riding. Both of the racing players wear different colours of shirts but not wear orange shirt.

F plays tennis; tennis player does not wear red shirt, two players wear black shirts and one wears orange. One player is in shooting and wears green,

D wears red shirt and tennis player does not wear black shirt. E is in riding and wears black while A wears orange shirt.
Not more than two players are in same game and wear same shirt.

6. Which of the following shirts is worn by two players?

(1) Black and Orange

(2) Red and Green

(3) Black and Red

(4) Green and Black

(5) None of these

7. Which colour of shirt is worn by the player, who plays shooting?

(1) Red

(2) Green

(3) Black

(4) Orange

(5) None of these

8. Which of the game played and shirt worn by B?

(1) Riding and Black

(2) Shooting and Green

(3) Racing and Black

(4) Tennis and Red

(5) None of these

9. Which of the following is the correct combination, according to the given data?

(1) E- Black- Racing

(2) F-Red-Tennis

(3) D- Green-Racing

(4) A-Orange-Tennis

(5) None of these

10. Which of the games played by the two players except Racing?

(1) Tennis

(2) Shooting

(3) Riding

(4) Tennis or Riding

(5) None of these

Solutions (1-5):

1. (4): From statement I, II and III together we can say that W is the highest earner.

2. (3)

3. (5)

4. (1)

5. (5)

Solutions (6-10):

6. (4)

7. (2)

8. (3)

9. (4)

10. (1)

Reasoning : Quiz

In a certain code ’GET POSITIVE THINKING ALWAYS’ is written as ‘NI GRO IND IAN’

‘HAPPY AND POSITIVE THINKING’ is written as ‘AME IAN CAN GRO’

‘AND POSITIVE RESULT BETTER’ is wriien as ‘SOM GRO LIA AME’

'COULD GET AND HAPPY' is written as ''CAN AFR NI AME"

1. What is the code for the word “THINKING”?

(a) IND

(b) NI

(d) CAN

(e) can not be determined.

2. What does “AME” stand for?

(a) HAPPY

(b) COULD

(d) AND

(e) RESULT

3. “AME NI TIK” can be code for _________.

(a) AND GET SAD

(b) GET POSITIVE RESULT

(d) THINKING AND HAPPY

(e) ALWAYS BETTER THINKING

4. What is the code for “POSITIVE”?

(a) NI

(b) GRO

(d) GRO

(e) LIA

5. What may be the code of “COULD ALWAYS BETTER”?

(a) NI CAN AFR

(b) AME NI GRO

(d) AME IND GRO

(e) None of these

6. Find the missing term in the series: 4, 21, 64, 145, 276, ?

(a) 478

(b) 469

(d) 398

(e) 405

7. Find the next term in the series: 69, 54, 20, ?

(a) 0

(b) 8

(d) 14

(e) 16

8. Find the next term: D7Y, G9V, K16R, P25M, ?

(a) S41G

(b) V41F

(d) S40G

(e) T39G

9. If “lizard” can be written as “ilazdr”, then “mumbai” can be written as “_________”.

(a) Stpirt

(b) Ktmutf

(d) Umbmia

(e) Umbcit

10. If “kidney” can be written as “neihlq”, then “brain” can be written as “__________”.

(a) Enfcu

(b) Etfcu

(d) Gnfdu

(e) Neine

Direction (Q. 11-15):- Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:-

Dilu, Ranu, Manoj, Verma and Lineesh are five friends.Dilu is twice as old as Ranu.

Manoj is half the age of Ranu. Dilu is half the age of Lineesh and Manoj is twice the age of Verma.

11. Who is the youngest?

(a) Dilu

(b) Ranu

(d) Verma

(e) Lineesh

12. Who is the eldest?

(a) Manoj

(b) Verma

(d) Dilu

(e) Ranu

13. Dilu is younger than

(a) Manoj

(b) Ranu

(d) None of these

14. Which of the following pair of friends are of same age?

(a) Ranu and Verma

(b) Dilu and Ranu

(d) None of these

15. If Ranu is 24 yrs old, then what is the age of Verma?

(a) 6 years

(b) 4 years

(d) 12 years

Answers
1.c
2. d
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. a
11. d
12. c
13. c
14. d
15. a

Reasoning Quiz

Directions: In each of the question given below is given a statement followed by three -

courses of action numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given in the statement,
you have to assume everything in the statement to be true.
Then decide which of the three given course(s) of action logically follow(s) worth pursuing.

Then decide which of the alternatives (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) is correct.

1. Statement: The army has been alerted in the district following floods triggered by incessant rains.

Courses of Action:

I. Relief to flood affected people should be arranged.

II. Supply of flood articles should be arranged.

III. Adequate medical facilities should be arranged.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(d) None follows

(e) All follow

2. Statement:

Faced with a serious resource crunch and a depressing overall economic scenario,

the state 'X' is unlikely to achieve the targeted percent compound annual growth rate during the 10th plan.

Courses of Action:

I. The target growth should be reduced for the next Plan.

II. The reasons for the failures should be studied.

III. The state X's performance should be compared with that of other States.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only I and III follow

(d) None follows

(e) All follow

3. Statement: Over 27,000 bonded labourers identified and freed are still awaiting rehabilitation.

Courses of Action:

I. More cases of bonded labourers should be identified.

II. Till the proper rehabilitation facilities are available, the bonded labourers should not be freed.

III. The impediments in the way of speedy and proper rehabilitation of bonded labourers should be removed.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(d) Only II and III follow

(e) None follows

4. Statement:

Higher disposal costs encourage those who produce waste to look for cheaper ways to get rid of it.

Courses of Action:

I. The disposal costs should be made higher.

II. The disposal costs should be brought down.

III. A committee should be set up to study the details in this respect.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(d) Only II and III follow

(e) All follow

5. Statement: If the faculty members also join the strike, there is going to be a serious problem.

Courses of Action:

I. The faculty members should be persuaded not to go on strike.

II. Those faculty members who join the strike should be suspended.

III. The management should not worry about such small things.

(1) Only I follows

(2) Only I and II follow

(3) Only II and III follow

(4) None follow

(5) All follow

6. Many sociologists have argued that there is a functional relationship between education and economic systems.

They point to the fact that mass formal education began in industrial society and is an established part of all industrial societies.

Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements?

(1) Formal education has suffered a setback due to industrial society

(2) Industrial society is responsible for expansion of education of the mass level

(3) Formal education can he traced to industrial society.

(4) Industrial society changed the pattern of education

(5) None of these

7. Statements: A country X has no national gun act. There is no firearm control and licensing mechanism in the country.

The general public is free to acquire gun. The people require arms for their safety. This has ultimately increased the crime rate considerably in the country.

Should the gun or firearm not be licensed?

(1) It is not necessary to license the gun or fire arm

(2) The gun or fire arm act is opposed by the people of country

(3) The Government should make all necessary arrangement to enact fire arm act

(4) Many countries in the world have no fire arm act

(5) None of these

8. It has been reported in recent years that a very large number of seats in the engineering colleges in the country remain vacant at the end of the admission session.

Which of the following may be the probable cause of the above effect?

(1) There has been a considerable decrease in hiring of engineering graduates due to economic slowdown in the recent years.

(2) Students have always preferred to complete graduation in three years time instead of four years for engineering.

(3) The Government has recently decided to provide post qualification professional training to all engineering graduates at its own cost.

(4) There has always been a very poor success rate among the engineering students.

(5) None of these

9. The condition of the roads in the city has deteriorated considerably during the first two months of monsoon and most of the roads have developed big pot holes.

Which of the following can be a possible effect of the above cause?

(1) The municipal corporation had repaired all the roads in the city before onset of monsoon with good quality material.

(2) A large number of people have developed spine related injuries after regularly commuting long distances by road within the city.

(3) The municipal corporation has been careful in choosing the contractors for repairing roads in the past.

(4) People always complain about potholed roads during the monsoon months.

(5) None of these

10. Majority of the students who appeared in the final examination of post graduate course in management in the local college have secured first -

class which is comparatively higher than the performance of students of other management colleges in the state.

Which of the following may indicate that the results are not in line with the general trend?

(1) The students of the local college are qualitatively better than those of other colleges

(2) The authorities of the other management colleges in the state are stricter in their standard of evaluation for their students.

(3) The students of other management colleges in the state performed better than the students of the local college in all the previous examinations.

(4) The local management college recently retrenched many of its regular faculty members.

(5) None of these

11. It has been reported in many leading newspapers that the current year's-
monsoon may be below the expected level as many parts of the country are still not getting adequate rainfall.

Which of the following can be a possible fallout of the above situation?

(1) People from those affected areas with less rainfall may migrate to urban areas.

(2) Government may announce ex-gratia payment to all the farmers affected in these areas.

(3) Government may declare these areas as drought affected areas.

(4) People may blame the Government and agitate for not getting adequate water for cultivation

(5) None of these

12. There has been a spate of rail accidents in India in the recent months killing large numbers of passengers and injuring many more.

This has raised serious doubts about the railway's capability of providing safety to travellers.

Which of the following statements substantiates the views expressed in the above statement?

(1) Indian Railways has come to be known to provide best passenger comfort in the recent years

(2) People have no option other than travelling by rail over long distances.

(3) The railway tracks at many places have been found to be stressed due to wear and tear in the recent times.

(4) Local residents are always the first to provide a helping hand to the passengers in the event of such disasters.

(5) None of these

13. A few travellers were severely beaten up by villagers recently in a remote-
rural part of the state as the villagers found the movement of the travellers suspicious.The district authority has sent a police team to nab the culprits.

Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statement?

(An inference is something which is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given facts)

(1) The villagers dislike presence of strangers in their vicinity.

(2) Villagers are generally suspicious in nature.

(3) Travellers prefer to visit countryside.

(4) The Government generally provides protection to travellers across the country.

(5) None of these

14. There has been a considerable drop in sales of four wheelers during the past six months when-
compared to the number of four wheelers sold during this period last year.

Which of the following can be the probable cause of the above phenomenon?

(A) The Government has imposed higher excise duty on four wheelers at the beginning of this year.

(B) The petrol prices have risen considerably during the past eight months.

(1) All (A), (B) and (C)

(2) (A) and (C) Only

(3) (B) and (C) Only

(4) (B) Only

(5) (A) Only

15. There is an alarming trend of skewed sex ratio against women in India during the past decade and situation -
may get out of hand if adequate steps are not taken to stop female foeticide. Which of the following can be an effective step to reverse the trend?

(A) The Government should immediately completely ban use of scanners/ sonography on expectant mothers at all health centres

(B) The Government should announce a substantial incentive scheme for couples who have at least one girl child.

(1) (A) only

(2) (A) and (B) Only

(3) (B) and (C) Only

(4) All (A), (B) and (C)

(5) None of these

Quant Quiz

Direction (1-7): Study the following pie-charts carefully and answer the questions given below:

Year-wise Breakup of the number of candidates appeared for an entrance exam and

Year-wise Breakup of the number of candidates who cleared the entrance exam.

Total Number of candidates appeared in the entrance exam from 2007-2012 = 256000

Total Number students who cleared the entrance test from 2007-2012 = 32000

1. What was the ratio of the number of students appeared for the entrance exam in 2012
and the number of students who cleared the exam in 2007 respectively?
(1) 8 : 1
(2) 36 : 5
(3) 72 : 5
(4) 18 : 10
(5) None of these

2. The total number of students appeared in entrance exam from 2008 and 2011-
was what percentage of number of students appeared for the entrance exam in 2009?
(1) 120
(2) 150
(3) 125
(4) 80
(5) None of these

3. Approximately what was the difference between the number of students who -
cleared the entrance exam in 2009 and number of students who cleared the entrance exam in 2007?
(1) 960
(2) 1920
(3) 3200
(4) 5120
(5) None of these

4. For which year was the difference in the number of students selected to -
number of students appeared in entrance exam the maximum?
(1) 2008
(2) 2007
(3) 2010
(4) 2009
(5) None of these

5. The total number of students who cleared the exam from all years together-
is what percent of the total number of students appeared for the exam in all years together?
(1) 17.5%
(2) 15%
(3) 22.5%
(4) 12.5%
(5) None of these

6. The number of candidates who cleared the entrance exam in 2008 is approximately-

how much percent of the total number of students who appeared for the exam in the same year?
(1) 12
(2) 18
(3) 15
(4) 8
(5) 5

7. Approximately what was the total number of students cleared the entrance exam in 2010 and 2009 together?
(1) 6400
(2) 15200
(3) 115200
(4) 7920
(5) None of these

Directions (8-14): Study the following graph carefully to answer these questions

The graph shows the Percent Profit earned by two companies over different months.
% Profit = (Profit earned/Total investment) * 100

Profit earned = Total Income – Total Investment in the year

8. If the amount of profit earned by company P in May was Rs. 5 lakhs, what was its total investment in that month?
(1) Rs. 50 Lakh
(2) Rs. 40 Lakh
(3) Rs. 33.3 Lakh
(4) Rs. 25 Lakh
(5) None of these

9. If the profit earned by company Q in January was Rs. 16.4 Lakhs, What was the total income of the company in that month?
(1) Rs. 820000
(2) Rs. 65600000
(3) Rs. 7500000
(4) Rs. 8200000
(5) None of these

10. If the amount invested by the two companies in February was equal,

what was the respective ratio of the total income of the company P to that of Q in that month?
(1) 22 : 23
(2) 2 : 3
(3) 3 : 2
(4) 23 : 22
(5) None of these

11. If the total amount invested by the two companies in Feb was Rs. 24 Lakh-
while the amount invested by Company Q was three-fifth of the amount invested by Company P,
what was the total profit earned by the two companies together in that month?

(1) Rs. 2.15 Lakh
(2) Rs. 2.75 Lakh
(3) Rs. 2.85 Lakh
(4) Rs. 1.5 Lakh
(5) None of these

12. If the income of company P in April and that in May were equal and the amount invested in -
April was Rs. 18 Lakh, what was the amount invested in May?
(1) Rs. 25 Lakh
(2) Rs. 22.5 Lakh
(3) Rs.20 Lakh
(4) Rs.30 Lakh
(5) None of these

13 If the ratio of incomes of P and Q in March was 3 : 2, then what was the respective -
ratio of their investments in the same month?
(1) 67 : 46
(2) 47 : 66
(3) 46 : 67
(4) 66 : 47
(5) None of these

14. For how many of the given months, the profit of company Q was more than that of company P?
(1) None
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four
(5) Cannot be determined

15. If each of the companies P and Q invested -
Rs. 36 Lakh in June, what was the average profit earned by the two companies in that month?
(1) Rs. 4 Lakh
(2) Rs. 4.95 Lakh
(3) Rs. 5.15 Lakh
(4) Rs. 5 Lakh
(5) None of these

Answers:

1. (3)
Required ratio = 18% of 256000 / 10% of 32000 = 72 : 5

2. (3)
Required percentage = (15 + 10)/20 * 100 = 125%

3. (2)
Required difference = (16 – 10)% of 32000 = 1920

4. (3)
The difference between number of students selected to number of students appeared in entrance exam in 2007
= 12 % of 256000 – 10% of 32000 = 27520
Similarly calculating for all years, the maximum difference will be for 2010.

5. (4)
Required percentage = 32000/256000 = 12.5%

6. (1)
Required percentage = 14% of 32000/15% of 256000 * 100 = 11.67

7. (5)
Required number = (20 + 16)% of 32000 = 11520

8. (2)
Let the investment be x. Now
12.5% of x = 5
x = 40 Lakh

9. (4)
Required Income = (100 +25)/25 = 82 Lakhs

10. (1)
Required Ratio = (100+10) : (100 + 15) = 22 : 23

11. (3)
Let the amount invested by company P and Q be 5x and 3x respectively.
5x + 3x = 24
x = 3. 5x = 15 and 3x = 9
Total profit earned by P and Q in February = 10% of 15 + 15% of 9 = 2.85 Lakh.

12. (3)
Let the amount invested by company P in May be x. Then
125% of 18 = 112.5% of x
x = 20 Lakh

13. (4)
Required ratio = 3*(100+10)/2*(100+17.5) = 66 : 47

14. (5)
Since the investment is not given, we cannot find the profit of two companies.

15. (2)
Average profit in June = (7.5% of 36 + 20%of 36)/2= 4.95 Lakh

KRISHNA MOHAN

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