Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Quantitative Aptitude


Quant Quiz

Directions (Q.1-3): What should come is place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

(1)66    64.5 60.8         54.9      47.79    38.66 27.51 ?
1) 16.44
2) 15.54
3) 14.34
4) 13.24
5) 12.14

(2)4         104      1320  12204          85876 ?
1) 419380
2) 429880
3) 439780
4) 449580
5) 439880

(3)24.5 32.2       39.9        47.6          55.3   ?
1) 59.9
2) 59.7
3) 58.3
4) 57.7
5) 56.7

(4)Two pipes can separately fill a tank in 20 hrs and 30 hrs respectively. Both the pipes are opened to fill the tank but when the tank is one-third full a leak develops in the tank through which one-third of the water supplied by both the pipes leaks out. What is the total time taken to fill the tank?
1) 12 hrs
2) 18 hrs
3) 26 hrs
4) 14 hrs
5) None of these

(5)Prices register an increase of 10% on foodgrains and 15% on other items of expenditure. If the ratio of expenditure of an employee on foodgrains and other items be 2 : 5, by how much should his salary be increased in order that he may  maintain the same level of consumption as before? Assume that there is no saving out of his monthly salary of Rs. 2590.
1) 13.57%
2) 12%
3) 13%
4) 18.42%
5) None of these

(6)A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a person to get 5.2 kg more sugar for Rs. 130. Find the original price of sugar per kg.
1) Rs. 5
2) Rs. 6.25
3) Rs. 6
4) Rs. 7.50
5) None of these

(7)Ashok had taken some loan from Mukesh on simple interest of 22% per annum. After 3 years he returned the loan and the interest paying Rs. 33200. How much interest did he pay?
1) Rs. 12200
2) Rs. 13500
3) Rs. 13200
4) Rs. 1320
5) None of these

(8)A train takes 1 second to cross a pole and 3 seconds to cross a platform 300 m long. Find the length of the train.
1) 250 m
2) 300 m
3) 125 m
4) 150 m
5) None of these

(9)What will be the percentage profit after selling an article at a certain price if there is a loss of 45% when the article is sold at one-third of the previous selling price?
1) 45%
2) 60%
3) 55%
4) Can’t say
5) None of these

(10)A bag contains 8 white and 9 black balls. Balls drawn one by one. Two draws of one ball each are made without replacement. What is the probability that one is white and other is black?
1) 8/15
2) 1/17
3) 8/17
4) 1/15
5) 9/17

Answers:

1. (3);
66-1.5=64.5, 64.5-3.7=60.8
60.8-5.9=54.9, 54.9-7.11=47.79-9.13=38.66, 38.66-11.15=27.51, 27.515-13.17=14.34

2. (2); 
(4+2^2)X13=104
(104+4^2)X11=1320
(1320+6^2)X9=12204
(12204+8^2)X7=85876
(85876+10^2)X5=429880

3. (5); 
7X3.5=24.5
7X4.6=32.2
7X5.7=39.9
7X6.8=47.6
7X7.9=55.3
7X8.1=56.7

4. (5);
Let total copacity of pipe=60
efficiency of 1st pipe=3
and effficiency of IInd pipe=2
i.e. 1/3rd part of tank fill in [(1/3)60]/5=4 hr
Remaining time=(4+12 hr)=16 hr

5. (1);
Required Ans.=(10X2+15X5)/(5+7)=13.57

6. (2);
20% of 130=5.2 kg.
1 kg.=26/5.2=5
Original price=5X100/80=6.25

7. (3)
166%=33200
66%=(33200/166)X66=13200

8. (4);
(T+P)/x=3
T/x=1
(T+300)/(T)=3/1
T=150

9. (5)
Let CP=100
1/3 of SP=55
SP = 165
P%=165 - 100 =65%

10. (5)
P=(8C1X9C1)/(17C2)=9/17

Quantitative Aptitude


Quant Quiz

1. The length of a rectangular plot is 2 1/3 times that of its breadth. If the area of plot is 18900 sq. m then what is its perimeter?
1) 200 metre 
2) 360 metre 
3) 540 metre 
4) 600 metre 
5) 840 metre


2. If 18% of 11/17 of a number is 306.9 then what is 28% of that number?
1) 662.4 
2) 737.8 
3) 802.6 
4) 884.5 
5) 917.3

3. ‘A’ starts a business with Rs 15000, another person ‘B’ join the business after 6 months and invests Rs. 20000. At the end of one year the business gave a profit of Rs 5785. What is the share of ‘B’ in the profit?
1) Rs 2314 
2) Rs 3471 
3) Rs 2545 
4) Rs 3240 
5) Rs 2745

4. The ratio between boys and girls in a school is 5 : 2 respectively. If the number of boys is 648 more than the number of girls then what is the total number of students in the school?
1) 1008 
2) 1260 
3) 1512 
4) 1764 
5) 2016

5. The ratio between the ages of Sohan and Vikky is 3 : 2 respectively, eight years back the ratio between their age’s were 7:4 respectively. What is the difference between their present ages?
1) 10 years 
2) 12 years 
3) 14 years 
4) 16 years 
5) 18 years

6. A shopkeeper bought three radios at the rate of Rs 1850 per radio. He spent Rs 750 on the repair of all the radios. Now he wants to earn a profit of 24%. At what price he should sell each radio?
1) Rs 2294 
2) Rs 2544 
3) Rs 2604 
4) Rs 2780 
5) Rs 2812

7. Rs 1700 becomes Rs 2295 in 7 years on simple interest. If the rate of interest is increased by 7% then what will be the total amount in 7 years?
1) Rs 3128 
2) Rs 3184 
3) Rs 3212 
4) Rs 3228 
5) Rs 3256

8. The salary of ‘B’ is 15% more than the salary of ‘A’ and the salary of ‘C’ is 35% more than the salary of ‘A’. If the average salary of A, B & C is Rs 9100 then what is the difference between salary of ‘C’ and salary of ‘B’?
1) Rs 1170 
2) Rs 1560 
3) Rs 2730 
4) Rs 3120 
5) Rs 3340

9. Rs 301920 is spent in carpeting a rectangular hall of length 85 metre and breadth 74 metre. What is the cost of carpet per square metre?
1) Rs 32 
2) Rs 36 
3) Rs 40 
4) Rs 44 
5) Rs 48

10. Find the average of the following set of numbers.

48486, 32571, 62508, 83192, 77357, 43760

1) 56256 
2) 57979 
3) 58612 
4) 59034 
5) 59712


1. 4
Let the breath of flat is x
Length = 7x/3
x * 7x/3 = 18900
x^2 = 8100
x = 90
Length = 7 * 90/3 = 210
Perimeter = 2(210 + 90) = 600m

2. 2
Let the number be 'x'.
18/100 * x * 11/17 = 306.9
x = (306.9 * 100 * 17)/(11 * 18) = 2635
28% of 2635 = 28/100 * 2635 = 737.8

3. 1
A’s profit : B’s profit = 15000 × 12 : 20000 × 6 = 3 : 2
B’s profit = 5785/5 * 2 = Rs. 2314

4. 3
Let number of boy is ‘5x’ and number of girls is ‘2x’
5x – 2x = 648
x = 648 ÷ 3 = 216
Boys = 5x = 216 × 5 = 1080,
Girls = 2x = 2 × 216 = 432
Total = 1080 + 432 = 1512

5. 2
Let the present age of Sohan and Vikky are ‘x’ & ‘y’
x/y = 3/2
2x = 3y
(x - 8)/(y - 8) = 7/4
4x - 32 = 7y - 56
4x = 7y - 24

x = 36 & y = 24
Difference = 36 - 24 = 12

6. 3

Cost price of 3 radios = 1850 × 3 = 5550, after repair
total cost is 5550 + 750 = 6300
Now profit is 24%

SP = 6300 * (100 + 24)/100 = 7812
SP per ratio = 7812/3 = 2604

7. 1
r = {(2295 - 1700) * 100}/1700*7 = 5%
New rate = 5 + 7 = 12%
SI = 1700*12*7/100 = 1428
Total amount = 1700 + 1428 = 3128

8. 2
Let the salary of A is ‘x’
B’s salary = x + x * 15/100 = 115x/100 = 23x/20
C's salary = x + x * 35/100 = 135x/100 = 27x/20
7x/2 = 27300
x = 7800 = A's salary

B's salary = 23x/20 = 23/20 * 7800 = 8970

C's salary = 27x/20 = 27/20 * 7800 = 10530

Difference = 10530 - 8970 = 1560

9. 5
Cost of per sqm carpet = 301920/(85*74) = 48

10. 2
Avg = 347874/6 = 57979


Quantitative Aptitude



Directions (Q. 1-5): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

1. 9 19 40 83 ? 345 696
1) 162 
2) 170 
3) 175 
4) 166 
5) None of these

2. 980 484 236 112 50 ? 3.5
1) 25 
2) 17 
3) 21 
4) 29 
5) None of these


3. 8 9 20 63 256 1285 ?
1) 6430 
2) 7450 
3) 7716 
4) 7746 
5) None of these

4. 1015 508 255 129 66.5 ? 20.875
1) 34.50 
2) 35 
3) 35.30 
4) 35.75 
5) None of these

5. 12 12 18 36 90 270 ?
1) 945 
2) 810 
3) 1080 
4) 1215 
5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): Following pie-chart shows marks scored by a student in four different subjects. Full marks for each subject is 200 and to pass the student should score more than or equal to 50%. The student has scored total 480 marks out of 800.

6. How much marks he scored in Chemistry?
1) 75 
2) 80 
3) 90 
4) 100 
5) None of these

7. What is the average marks he scored in each subject?
1) 160 
2) 180 
3) 100 
4) 120 
5) 140

8. What is the difference between the marks he scored in English and that in Chemistry?
1) 10 
2) 12 
3) 15 
4) 18 
5) 20

9. In how many subjects did he fail?
1) 4 
2) 3 
3) 2 
4) 1 
5) None of these

10. What is the ratio of failed subjects to passed subjects?
1) 1 : 4 
2) 1 : 3 
3) 3 : 4 
4) 4 : 5 
5) None of these




Answers:
1. 2
The given series is
×2+1, ×2+2, ×2+3, ×2+4, ...

2. 5
The given series is ÷2 -6
Reqd no. = 50 ÷ 2 - 6 = 25 - 6 = 19

3. 3
The given series is
×1+1, ×2+2, ×3+3, ×4+4, ×5+5, ×6+6 is

4. 4
(1015 + 1) ÷ 2 = 508;
(508 + 2) ÷ 2 = 255; (255 + 3) ÷ 2 = 129;
(129 + 4) ÷ 2 = 66.5; (66.5 + 5) ÷ 2 = 35.75;
(35.75 + 6) ÷ 2 = 20.875

5. 1
The given series is
×1, ×1.5, ×2, ×2.5, ...

6. 4
75/360 * 480 = 100

7. 4
= 480/4 = 120

8. 5
15/360 * 480 = 20

9. 4

10. 2

QUIZ-06


Q1. Metal and Mining major ____________ has appointed Kuldip Kaura as its interim CEO.
(a) Larsen and Toubro
(b) Hindalco Industries
(c) Vedanta Ltd
(d) Hindustan Copper Ltd
(e) Hindustan Zinc Ltd

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Metal and mining major Vedanta Ltd has appointed Kuldip Kaura as its interim CEO. Kaura succeeds Tom Albanese, who steps down as CEO and from the board. The company has a presence across India, South Africa, Namibia, Australia and Ireland.

Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on two nation tour to China and Myanmar. What is the Capital of Myanmar?
(a) Yangon
(b) Naypyidaw
(c) Mandalay
(d) Bagan
(e) Pathein

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on two nation tour to China and Myanmar. In the first leg of his three day tour to China, Mr Modi will reach Xiamen to attend the 9th BRICS Summit there. Naypyidaw is the Capital of Myanmar.

Q3. Which of the following Indian city was formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Gaya
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Kolkata
(e) Kochi

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Gujarat’s commercial capital Ahmedabad was formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova handed over the certificate declaring Ahmedabad as a ‘World Heritage City’ to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar.

Q4. In which city, PM Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi
(e) Ahemedabad

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The conference was jointly organized by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Central Board of Excise and Customs.

Q5. Who among the following is the newly appointed Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
(a) Rajesh Kumar
(b) Arun Agnihotri
(c) varun Badola
(d) Shankar Anand
(e) Anita Karwal

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. IAS officer Anita Karwal was appointed as the new Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The 1988-batch officer from Gujarat cadre is currently serving as additional secretary in HRD Ministry. She would be replacing Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, who has been appointed as Director General of the National Skill Development Agency.

Q6. Defence major SAAB has recently announced its tie-up with Adani Group to manufacture the Gripen E fighter jets in India under the Defence Ministry’s program. SAAB is a defence company based in __________.
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Iran
(d) France
(e) Russia

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Swedish defence major SAAB announced its tie-up with Adani Group to manufacture the Gripen E fighter jets in India under the Defence Ministry’s $10 billion single-engine fighter jet procurement program.

Q7. In which of the following country, the world's highest sandcastle has been built recently (16.68 meters tall)?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Russia

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The world's highest sandcastle is now standing 16.68 meters tall in the German city of Duisburg. A German travel operator organized the construction of the mammoth sandcastle, bringing in 3,500 tons of sand over the past three and a half weeks to the site at a former steelworks in the inland city. It takes the title from a 14.84-metre sandcastle built early this year in India by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik.

Q8. Name the person who has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India.
(a) David C. Mulford
(b) Kenneth I. Juster
(c) Timothy J. Roemer
(d) Nancy J. Powell
(e) Richard R. Verma

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kenneth I. Juster, deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House, has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India.

Q9. Who is the present chancellor of Germany?
(a) Frank-Walter Steinmeier
(b) Joachim Gauck
(c) Angela Merkel
(d) Christian Wulff
(e) Horst Seehofer

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Angela Merkel is the present stateswoman and chancellor of Germany.

Q10. Who is the Present Director-General of UNESCO?
(a) Margaret Chan
(b) T A Ghebreyesus
(c) Ban ki Moon
(d) Irina Bokova
(e) Angela Merkel

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Irina Bokova is the Present Director-General of UNESCO.

Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Daily GK Update 05th September 2017



i. Teacher's Day is celebrated in India on 5th September in honor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on September 5, 1888. Dr. Radhakrishnan was India's second president and a great scholar, philosopher and Bharat Ratna recipient.
ii. Since 1962, India has commemorated his birth anniversary. Teachers Day is an occasion to pay reverence to the teachers and convey them that they hold special respect in our hearts. Celebrating Teachers Day is acknowledged by UNESCO and fairly popular in several countries across the globe.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the first Vice-President of India.


i. The Union Environment Ministry launched an environmental awareness initiative on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. Under the initiative, an online environmental quiz competition named Prakriti Khoj will be conducted at the national level. 
ii. The objective of the quiz is to generate interest among school children about the science related to the environment. The initiative is to motivate children towards environment conservation-oriented lifestyles.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the present Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.


i. Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth. Finishing a 288-day mission that put her over the top as the American who has spent the most cumulative amount of time in space.
ii. Peggy Whitson, 57, is also the oldest female astronaut in the history of space exploration, was the first female International Space Station commander, and holds the record for number of spacewalks by a woman.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. is an engineer and the Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.



i. President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone of the second phase of link IV pipeline canal of Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana in Rajkot, Gujarat.
ii. The first phases of link I, II, and III of the SAUNI Project have been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The project is aimed at bringing the waters of Narmada River to the reservoirs of parched Saurashtra region. President Kovind was on a two- day visit to Gujarat.

Important Takeaways From Above News-
  • O. P. Kohli is the Governor of Gujarat.


i. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched two new contraceptives- an injectable contraceptive MPA under the ‘Antara’ program and a contraceptive pill ‘Chhaya’ in the public health system to expand the basket of contraceptive choices for couples.
ii. These contraceptives have been launched in 10 states including Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Haryana, West Bengal, Odisha, and Goa. The ‘Antara’ injectable is effective for three months and the ‘Chayya’ pill is effective for one week.

Important Takeaways From Above News-
  • Jagat Prakash Nadda is the Present Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare.


i. RBI included HDFC Bank in the list of 'too big to fail' lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank. India's largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified as D-SIBs in 2015.
ii. With the inclusion of HDFC Bank in the list, there will now be three 'too big to fail' financial entities in the country.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Aditya Puri is the CEO of HDFC Bank.
  • It headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra.


i. UNESCO has announced the winners of the 2017 International Literacy Prizes, which honors excellence and innovation in the field of global literacy. The awards will be handed out to five laureates from Canada, Colombia, Jordan, Pakistan and South Africa on the occasion of International Literacy Day, which falls on September 8.
ii. The prizes are divided into two categories-
1. The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy sponsored by China, and
2. The King Sejong Literacy Prize sponsored by South Korea.
iii. This year’s Confucius Prize is given to the AdulTICoProgram from Columbia, The Citizens Foundation from Pakistan, and the FunDza project from South Africa. The King Sejong prize is shared by the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance from Canada and the We Love Reading program from Jordan.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. 
  • Irina Bokova is the Present Director-General of UNESCO.


i. R A Sankara Narayanan has taken charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vijaya Bank. He has taken over the reigns of the bank from Kishore Sansi, who reached superannuation on August 31.
ii. He joined Bank of India as a direct recruit officer in 1983 and has headed various branches.

Important Takeaways From Above News-
  • Vijaya bank headquarter is in Bengaluru.
  • Vijaya bank was founded in 1931 by A.B. Shetty.


i. KV Rama Moorthy has assumed charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank.
ii. Prior to joining TMB, he was Executive Director of United Bank of India. He succeeds HS Upendra Kamath. Rama Moorthy’s appointment is for a period of three years.

Important Takeaways From Above News-
  • Tamilnad Mercantile Bank is Headquartered in Tuticorin, Tamilnadu.


i. Olympic silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore being appointed as the new Youth Affairs and Sports Minister. The 47-year-old Rathore was up until now serving as the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting.
ii. Rathore also won multiple medals at the Commonwealth and Asian Games. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2005.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games.


i. Captain of Indian basketball team Amritpal Singh created history by becoming the first Indian player to be signed by an Australian Basketball team.  
ii. He will be a part of the Sydney Kings during their pre-season tour where they will also take on the game against Utah Jazz side. Born in a village of Punjab, Singh initially played for the Pune Peshwas in the Indian Basketball League.


i. India’s Konsam Ormila Devi bagged a gold medal in 44kg weight category on the opening day of the Commonwealth Youth (boys & girls) weightlifting championships, held at Gold Coast, Australia. 
ii. Ormila lifted 57kg in snatch and 76kg in clean and jerk for an overall effort of 133kg, to finish on the top of the podium. With this effort, Ormila has registered her best lift so far.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Malcolm Turnbull is the PM of Australia.


i. Arunachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Jomde Kena died at a private hospital in Guwahati after a prolonged illness.
ii. 52-year-old Kena, a resident of Gensi village in Lower Siang district was undergoing treatment at Guwahati for the past one month.

Important Takeaways From Above News-
  • Pema Khandu is the Present CM of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • P.B. Acharya is the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • PM Modi has recently inaugurated India's Longest Bridge named after Assam Singer Bhupen Hazarika over River Lohit in Assam.


i. DBS Bank India, part of Singapore-based financial services group DBS Group Holdings, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to convert its existing India franchise to a locally incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India.
ii. In its guidelines, the RBI had pointed out that the WOS model for foreign banks in India would involve local incorporation, a local board of directors, and a ring-fenced capital and assets profile that would not be affected by the impact of global events on its parent.

Important Takeaways from Above News-
  • Piyush Gupta is the CEO of DBS Group.
  • Headquarter of DSB Bank is in Wognum, Netherlands.

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY



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