QUIZ-30

Q1. Name the only player from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings for ODIs as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the batsman's chart.
Answer: Virat Kohli

Q2. United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an ICBM. What does 'B' stands for in ICBM?
Answer: Ballistic

Q3. Who is the current President of the USA Headquartered World Bank?
Answer: Jim Yong Kim

Q4. Who is the current Prime Minister of Fiji?
Answer: Frank Bainimarama

Q5. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is ________________.
Answer: Tobacco-a threat to development

Q6. Name the public lender who has signed a $100 million loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) that will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India.
Answer: Punjab National Bank

Q7. Name the country that will become first in the world to have all government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy.
Answer: India

Q8. Name the cricketer who has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the England T20 League.
Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur

Q9. The RBI will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. The new notes printed by the Government of India will bear the signature of _______________.
Answer: Shaktikanta Das

Q10. Who is the present MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank?
Answer: Sunil Mehta

Q11. NSDC and Bird Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30 thousand unemployed youth from across states in the aviation and aerospace sectors. What does 'D' stands for in NSDC?
Answer: Development

Q12. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. has initiated a French agency funded project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q13. The 29th state of India Telangana was formed on __________.
Answer: 2 June 2014

Q14. TRAI has recently launched three new apps to help customer’s rate quality of services, speed and performance. What does 'R' stands for in TRAI?
Answer: Regulatory

Q15. Which state government has recently launched the single-women pensions’ scheme across the state?
Answer: Telangana

QUIZ-30

Q1. The country has recently celebrated the 18th Anniversary of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ on _____________.

(a) 24 July

(b) 15 August

(c) 26 July

(d) 26 August

(e) 15 July

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The country has recently celebrated the 18th Anniversary of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ on 26th July. On this day in 1999, the Indian Army successfully took control of posts at a treacherous high altitude and glaciated terrain across the Himalayas in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, after fighting for 60 days.

Q2. Name the Union Minister who has chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA). 

(a) Arun Jaitley

(b) Rajnath Singh

(c) Dharmendra Pradhan

(d) Manohar Parrikar

(e) Sushma Swaraj

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA).

Q3. Which of the following Bank has recently launched a Multi-currency Forex Card for overseas travelers?

(a) Standard Chartered Bank

(b) Lakshmi Vilas Bank

(c) Dhanlaxmi Bank

(d) RBL Bank

(e) Karnataka Bank

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Standard Chartered Bank has launched a Multi-currency Forex Card for overseas travelers. The card will allow customers the convenience of loading up to 20 widely used currencies on one card with an online reload facility during overseas travel.

Q4. The 2017 BRICS Youth Forum opened in which country to discuss the development of the youth in the countries of the grouping?

(a) India

(b) Brazil

(c) South Africa

(d) China

(e) Russia

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The 2017 BRICS Youth Forum opened in Beijing, China to discuss the development of the youth in the countries of the grouping. The theme of three-day forum is 'Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Youth Development'.

Q5. Sundar Pichai has been recently appointed to the board of directors of Alphabet. Alphabet is the parent company of ____________.

(a) Apple

(b) RedMi

(c) Microsoft

(d) TCS

(e) Google

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been appointed to the board of directors of Alphabet, the search giant’s parent company.

Q6. Which of the following company has recently acquired corporate travel services provider Air Travel Bureau (ATB)?

(a) Travel Guru

(b) Make My Trip

(c) Yatra Online Inc

(d) Goibibo

(e) Expedia

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Yatra Online Inc, India’s second-largest online travel operator, has acquired corporate travel services provider Air Travel Bureau (ATB).

Q7. Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL) has recently announced the launch of its first two Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) named __________ and ________ at their shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat.

(a) Sakshi and Stuti

(b) Shachi and Shruti

(c) Shashi and Suchi

(d) Swati and Shruti

(e) Sakshi and Swati

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL) announced the launch of its first two Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) named 'Shachi' and 'Shruti' at their shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat.

Q8. Janalakshmi Financial Services (JFS), the largest microfinance company, has recently announced the appointment of its new CEO _____________.

(a) Ajay Kanwal

(b) Anup Aroha

(c) Deepak Kumar

(d) Ashok Bhanwala

(e) Dileep Pathak

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Janalakshmi Financial Services (JFS), the largest microfinance company, has announced the appointment of its new CEO Ajay Kanwal.

Q9. SIDBI has started full-fledged merchant banking operations to benefit the expanding number of growth-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Head Office of SIDBI is in __________.

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Lucknow

(e) Kolkata

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has started full-fledged merchant banking operations to benefit the expanding number of growth-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Head Office of SIDBI is in Lucknow.

Q10. Which of the following country will host their first Men’s World Boxing Championship in 2021?

(a) Chile

(b) Brazil

(c) India

(d) China

(e) Indonesia

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced that India will host their first Men’s World Championship in 2021. The announcement was made after a two-day executive committee meeting that was held in Moscow.

QUIZ-30

Q1. Who is the present CEO of IDBI Bank?
Answer: Mahesh Kumar Jain

Q2. Which online financial services marketplace has begun its operations in Malaysia to strengthen its presence in South East Asia?
Answer: BankBazaar

Q3. Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Harshvardhan has recently launched a Mobile App named ________, on the occasion of International Yoga Day 2017 in New Delhi.
Answer: “Celebrating Yoga”

Q4. International Yoga Day is celebrated across the world on ___________.
Answer: 21 June

Q5. Name the Ayurveda physician who has been recently appointed as special secretary in Ayush Ministry.
Answer: Rajesh Kotecha

Q6. Name the iconic place in India that has acquired an 'image trademark', making it the first building in the country to get intellectual property rights protection for its architectural design.
Answer: Taj Mahal Palace hotel, Mumbai

Q7. Name the social activist, a British national, who has been awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for her work and service to the underprivileged.
Answer: Annabel Mehta

Q8. Name the Uber co-founder who has recently resigned from his position as chief executive officer company.
Answer: Travis Kalanick

Q9. Name the insurance company that has partnered with SunTec, which will help facilitate in computing and invoicing of debit tax and credit tax that will be GST compliant.
Answer: IDBI Federal Life Insurance

Q10. Yugoimport, a company that makes ammunition, signed a strategic partnership with Reliance Defence Ammunition (RDA) recently. Yugoimport is ____________ based company.
Answer: Serbia

Q11. What is the tagline of Aadhaar?
Answer: Mera Aadhaar, Meri Pehchan

Q12. Who is the present Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
Answer: Devender Kumar Sikri

Q13. External Affairs Minister has inaugurated __________ for young overseas Indians in New Delhi. 
Answer: Know India Programme (KIP)

Q14. Name the former Chief Justice of India, who was considered a pioneer of judicial activism in the country for introducing the concept of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) was passed away in New Delhi after the brief illness? 
Answer: PN Bhagwati

Q15. Which public sector banks has entered into a tie-up with Tirumala Milk Products, a South- based company which was acquired by Groupe Lactalis in 2014, to provide loans to dairy farmers who supply milk to the latter?
Answer: State Bank of India

Data Interpretation

Directions (Q.1-5): The table given below shows the production of five types of buses by a company during the years 2008 to 2013. Study the table and answer the questions.

Q1. In which year was the production of buses of all types taken together approximately equal to the average of the total production during the given period?

(a) 2008

(b) 2010

(c) 2012

(d) 2013

(e) 2011

 1. Ans.(c)

Sol. Average of the total production during the given period,

In 2008 = 8 + 16 + 21 + 4 + 25 = 74

In 2009 = 20 + 10 + 17 + 6 + 18 = 71

In 2010 = 16 + 14 + 16 + 10 + 19 = 75

In 2011 = 17 + 12 + 15 + 16 + 30 = 90

In 2012 = 21 + 12 + 13 + 20 + 14 = 80

In 2013 = 6 + 14 + 8 + 31 + 27 =86

Total Average=(74+71+75+90+80+86)/6  =476/6≈80(79.33) 

In year 2012, total production = 80

Q2. In which year was the total production of buses of type Volvo and Deluxe together equal to the total production of buses of type passion and Rock?

(a) 2009

(b) 2010

(c) 2011

(d) 2013

(e) None of the above 

2. Ans.(e)

Sol. The production of Volvo and Deluxe together in 2012 = 21 + 12 = 33 and the production of passion and Rock together

13 + 20 = 33

Hence, in the year 2012 the total production of Volvo and Deluxe is equal to the total production of passion and Rock.

Q3. During the period 2008 -2013, in which type of buses was there a continuous increase in the production?

(a) Rock 

(b) Passion 

(c) Deluxe 

(d) Volvo 

(e) None of the above 

3. Ans.(a)

Sol. From the table, in Rock type Bus there was a continuous increase in production.

Q4. The production of which type of buses was 25% of total production of all types of buses during 2012?

(a) Volvo

(b) Deluxe 

(c) Passion 

(d) Rock

(e) General 

4. Ans.(d)

Sol. 25% of 80 = 20

Production of Rock’s bus in 2012.

Q5. The percentage increase in the total production of all types of buses in 2011 with respect to that in 2010 was?

(a) 15

(b) 20

(c) 25

(d) 30

(e) 18

5. Ans.(b)

Sol. 

Required % increase =(90 - 75)/75×100

=15/75×100=20% 

Directions (Q6-10): Study the following information to answer the given question.

Pie-chart I shows the percentage of students in various courses B-Tech, B.com, M.Tech, M.Com, MBA and CA and pie-chart II shows the percentage of boys.

Total students 2600 (1800 boys + 800 girls)

Q6. For course M.Com, what is the ratio of boys to girls?

(a) 4 : 3

(b) 4 : 5

(c) 5 : 3

(d) 6 : 5

(e) None of the above 

6. Ans.(e)

Sol.

Required ratio = 540 : 370 = 54 : 37  

Q7. For which pair of courses is the number of girls the same?

(a) MBA and CA

(b) B.Tech and M.Com

(c) M.Tech and CA

(d) B.Com and M.Com

(e) None of the above 

7. Ans.(e)

Sol. 

There is no same number of girls in any of courses. 

Q8. For course MBA, the number of boys is how much percentage more than the number of girls for course MBA?

(a) 250

(b) 350

(c) 320

(d) 140

(e) 300

8. Ans.(c)

Sol. 

Number of boys for course MBA =252 

Number of girls for course MBA =60 

Difference = 252 – 60 = 192 

∴ Required % =192/60×100=320%

Q9. For which course is the number of girls the minimum?

(a) MBA

(b) CA

(c) M.Tech 

(d) B.Tech 

(e) B.Com

9. Ans.(a)

In course MBA, Number of girls are minimum.

Q10. How many boys are there in course M.Tech?

(a) 26

(b) 36

(c) 48

(d) 44

(e) 32

10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Number of boys in course M.Tech =36 

Data Interpretation

Directions (Q. 1-5): In the following pie-charts the percentage of different categories of employees of two companies A and B are given and the table shows the percentage of Male employees among them. The total employees in Company A is 6500 and that in Company B is 9000.

1. What is the total number of female employees of category E4 in Company A?

(a) 975 

(b) 468 

(c) 507 

(d) 864 

(e) None of these

2. What is the average number of male employees of all categories in Company B?

(a) 722 

(b) 756 

(c) 764 

(d) 775 

(e) 786

3. What is the difference between the total number of male and female employees in Company A?

(a) 156 

(b) 160 

(c) 162 

(d) 168 

(e) 172

4. The total number of female employees in categories E1, E2 and E3 together in Company B is what percentage of the total employees in Company B?

(a) 24% 

(b) 26.5% 

(c) 27.5% 

(d) 28.5% 

(e) 32.5%

5. The total male employees of category E5 and E6 in Company B is approximately what percentage more than the total male employees of category E4 and E5 in Company A?

(a) 11% 

(b) 13% 

(c) 15% 

(d) 17% 

(e) 19%

Directions (Q. 6–10): The following pie-charts show the percentage distribution of the total employees of two Companies A and B in different departments, and the table shows the ratio of Male to Female employees in all the departments of Company A and B. The total number of employees working in Company A and B are 8000 and 7500 respectively.

  

6. What is the total number of Female employees in D5 of Company A and B together?

(a) 705 

(b) 710 

(c) 715 

(d) 720 

(e) 725

7. The total number of Female employees in D1 of Company B is approximately how much per cent more than the number of Female employees in D1 of Company A?

(a) 5% 

(b) 7.5% 

(c) 15% 

(d) 22.5% 

(e) 30%

8. What is the difference between the total Male employees of Company A and the total Female employees of Company B?

(a) 1230 

(b) 1232 

(c) 1234 

(d) 1236 

(e) 1238

9. The average number of Male employees in D1 and D2 of Company B is approximately what percentage of the average number of Female employees in D5 and D6 of Company A?

(a) 177.5% 

(b) 197.5% 

(c) 212.5% 

(d) 217.5% 

(e) 227.5%

10. The total number of Females working in Company A is approximately what percentage of total employees of Company A?

(a) 42.12% 

(b) 43.48% 

(c) 44.24% 

(d) 45.64% 

(e) 46.86%

Data Interpretation

Directions (1-5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Table I shown below represent the grades obtained by ten different students in five different subjects.

Table II represents the range of marks for which a candidate would obtain a specific range. For example, a candidate scoring 95 marks in any subject will receive an A+ grade in that subject.

Note: The marks scored by any student in any subject is an integer.

1. If Pooja has scored the minimum possible marks, then find the percentage marks of Pooja?

(a) 70%

(b) 75%

(c) 60%

(d) 80%

(e) 65%

Answer (1-5):

L = lower limit

U = upper limit

The lower limit and upper limit of marks for students can be calculated for illustration.

1. (b)

Total minimum marks of Pooja = 375

Total maximum marks = 500

Required % = 375/500*100=75%

2. Find the minimum possible total marks which could have been scored by all the ten candidates in Employment Law.

(a) 659

(b) 750

(c) 650

(d) 656

(e) None of the above

2. (a)

Subject: Employment Law

L = 2(91) + 3(81) + 2(71) + 1(51) + 1(41) + 1(0) = 182 + 243 + 142 + 51 + 41 + 0 = 659

3. Which of the following cannot be the marks scored by Vishakha in all the five subjects combined?

(a) 420

(b) 375

(c) 360

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(e) None of the above

3. (c)

Vishakha cannot score less than 375.

4. The total marks scored (in all the five subjects) by how many candidates must be less than 450?

(a) 1

(b) 0

(c) 10

(d) 8

(e) Cannot be determined

4. (c)

The upper limit of the marks for all the candidates is less than 450. So, all the candidates must have obtained total marks less than 450.

5. If Divyanshu scores more than Ritu, which of the following cannot be the marks scored by Divyanshu?

(a) 345

(b) 350

(c) 355

(d) 348

(e) All of the above

5. (e)

Divyanshu – [345, 390]

Ritu       - [355, 400]

Divyanshu must score more than 355. He cannot score, 345 or 348 or 350 or 355. 

Directions (6-10): study the following graph carefully to answer the given questions

 

6. If the quantity sold of item D increases by 50% and the price reduces by 10%, then what is the total value of the quantity sold of item D?

(a) 675 

(b) 6750 

(c) 67550

(d) 67500 

(e) None of these

7. Approximately, what is the average price per kg of item A, B and C?

(a) 9.50

(b) 8 

(c) 7.50

(d) 9 

(e) 11.66

8. What is the ratio of the total value of quantity sold of item E to that of item F?

(a) 15 : 14 

(b) 3 : 2 

(c) 5 : 7

(d) 7 : 5 

(e) None of these

9. The value of the quantity sold of item C is what percent of the total value of the quantity sold of item E?

(a) 111% 

(b) 85% 

(c) 90%

(d) 87.5% 

(e) None of these

10. If the price as well as the quantity sold is increased by 20% for item A, then what is the total value of quantity sold of item A?

(a) 48500 

(b) 49000 

(c) 42000

(d) 50400 

(e) None of these