QUIZ-15

Q1. According to the data of Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s fiscal deficit at July- end touched 92.4 % of the budget. Who is the Controller General of Accounts (CGA)?

(a) Rajiv Kumar

(b) Dipak Misra

(c) Anthony Lianzuala

(d) Vishal Sikka

(e) Tapan Rey

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. India’s fiscal deficit at July- end touched 92.4 % of the budget mainly because of front loading of expenditure by various government departments. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit- difference between expenditure and revenue - was Rs 5.04 lakh crore during April- July 2017-18, according to the data of Controller General of Accounts (CGA). Anthony Lianzuala is the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) under the Finance Ministry.

Q2. Name the Bank of Pakistan that has been recently shut down by the US banking regulators for money laundering.

(a) Faysal Bank

(b) United Bank Limited

(c) Askari Bank

(d) Habib Bank

(e) Bank Alfalah

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. US banking regulators ordered Pakistan’s Habib Bank to shutter its New York office after nearly 40 years, for repeatedly failing to heed concerns over possible terrorist financing and money laundering.

Q3. The first National Canine Seminar was organized by National Security Guard (NSG) in Manesar, Gurugram. The theme of the two days National Canine Seminar was _______________.

(a) Canine as Tactical Weapon in Fight against Terrorism

(b) Discuss and Deliberate on the Techniques of Dog Training and Strategies

(c) The NSG's Motorcycle Expedition

(d) Collective Responsibility towards the Fight against Terrorism. 

(e) None of the given options is true

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju attended the first National Canine Seminar organized by National Security Guard (NSG), in NSG Campus, Manesar (Gurugram), Haryana. The theme of the two days National Canine Seminar is ''Canine as Tactical Weapon in Fight against Terrorism'' with an objective to discuss and deliberate on the techniques of dog training and strategies of deploying the dogs in Counter Terrorism/Counter Insurgency scenario.

Q4. Name the newly appointed chief coach of the men's Hockey Team.

(a) Roelant Oltmans

(b) Mike Babcock

(c) Sjoerd Marijne

(d) Bill Peters

(e) Phil Housley

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Women's national hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne was named chief coach of the men's side. He has replaced Roelant Oltmans.

Q5. Name the Indian Wrestler who has recently won the gold medal in Cadet World Wrestling Championship in Athens.

(a) Sakshi Malik

(b) Sonam Malik

(c) Geeta Phogat

(d) Annu Singh

(e) Jaspreet Kaur

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. India Wrestler Sonam Malik won a gold medal by defeating Japanese Wrestler Sena Nagamoto by 3-1 points on the fourth-day of Cadet World Wrestling Championship in Athens.

Q6. Which of the following state government has signed an MoU with Google India to increase digital literacy across the State?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Assam

(e) Meghalaya

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. In a bid to take Internet connectivity to the remotest part of the state, Assam government signed an MoU with Google India. Through the MoU with Google, the state government would work to provide Internet connection to 26,000 villages and 1,500 tea garden areas to increase digital literacy.

Q7. Name the city in which the first water ATM of the country has been inaugurated recently.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Kochi

(c) Mumbai

(d) Delhi

(e) Hyderabad

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The First water ATM has been inaugurated by Telangana State Home Minister N Narasimha Reddy at Nalgonda X Roads, Hyderabad. A total of 200 ATMs will be set up to reach a targeted 150,000 people. In the first phase, 50 water ATMs will be operationalized by 2018.

Q8. Name the UIDAI chief executive officer who has been recently appointed as the interim chairman of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN).

(a) A.B. Pandey

(b) Vishal Kumar Singh

(c) Rajiv Khanna

(d) Surjit Singh

(e) Saurabh Kumar

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) chief executive officer (CEO) A.B. Pandey was appointed the interim chairman of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN).

Q9. Unseeded American ______________ has lifted the US Open women's singles title 2017. 

(a) Chris Evert

(b) Venus Williams

(c) Sloane Stephens

(d) Madison Keys

(e) Serena Williams

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Unseeded American Sloane Stephens lifted the US Open women's singles title 2017. Sloane ranked 83rd completed a spectacular return from injury to beat 15th seed Keys 6-3, 6-0 in the finals.

Q10. Which country has won 2nd South Asian Basketball, SABA, Under - 16 Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal recently?.

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Nepal

(e) Bangladesh

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has won 2nd South Asian Basketball, SABA, Under - 16 Championship. India defeated Bhutan by 131-50 in its last league match at Kathmandu in Nepal. India remained unbeaten in its all four matches and accumulated 8 points. Bangladesh finished second and host Nepal third.

Daily GK Update 14th September 2017

1. International Day of Democracy: 15 September

i. The International Day of Democracy is observed across the world on 15 September. The theme for the year 2017 is ‘Democracy and Conflict prevention’.

ii. This year's theme focuses on the critical need to strengthen democratic institutions to promote peace and stability. It is organized by the United Nations.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Antonio Guterres is the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

2. Government Launches Wood is Good Campaign

i. Environmental Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated a two-day conference on “Sustainable landscapes and forest ecosystems: Theory to Practice”.

ii. Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the “Wood is Good” campaign on the occasion. Wood is a climate-friendly material, as it is a renewable resource, having zero carbon footprint.

3. India Launches ‘Operation Insaniyat’ to Help Bangladesh

i. India has started 'Operation Insaniyat' to provided assistance to Bangladesh in response to the humanitarian crisis being faced on account of the large influx of Rohingya refugees into that country from Myanmar.

ii. The first tranche of India’s relief aid for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh arrived and was handed over by the Indian envoy Harsh Vardhan Sringla to the General Secretary of ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Sheikh Hasina is the PM of Bangladesh.
• Abdul Hamid is the President of Bangladesh.

4. Wholesale Inflation Hits Four-Month High of 3.24% in August

i. Wholesale inflation rose to a four-month high of 3.24 per cent in August as prices of food articles, led by onions and vegetables, soared. Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index was 1.88 per cent in July 2017 and 1.09 per cent in August 2016.

ii. The last such high level of inflation was witnessed in April when the rate of price rise was 3.85 per cent.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Arun Jaitley is the current Finance Minister of India.

5. Corporate Affairs Ministry & CBDT Signed MoU

i. Corporate Affairs Ministry and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed an MoU for automatic and regular exchange of information to curb the menace of shell companies, money laundering and black money in the country.

ii. The MoU will enable sharing of specific information such as PAN number data in respect of corporates, Income Tax returns of corporates, financial statements filed with the Registrar by corporates, audit reports, and statements of financial transactions received from banks relating to corporates.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Sushil Chandra is the Chairman of CBDT.
• Arun Jaitley is the present Minister of Corporate Affairs.

6. HSBC Ties-up With Sa-Dhan

i. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has entered into an agreement with microfinance industry association Sa-Dhan to develop digital ecosystem for India's unbanked segment. 

ii. The bank will provide technical expertise to train and educate microfinance consumers at the grassroots level and introduce digital banking to promote easier and time-efficient financial transaction among the so-called bottom-of-the-pyramid customer.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• HSBC Headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
• HSBC was established in 1865 to finance trade between Europe and Asia
• Douglas Flint is the Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc.

7. Google to Launch Mobile Payment Service in India

i. Tech giant Google is announced to unveil a digital payment service in India that has been developed for the local market. In July, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had stated that Google had completed the testing of its UPI payment service and was awaiting Reserve Bank of India’s approval to launch its service in the country.
ii. Google is looking at launching a payment service ‘Google Tez’, which will include support for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as well as mobile wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• UPI allows consumers to transfer money from one bank to another using a virtual address.
• There is no need of account number, IFSC code or MMID to carry out the transfer.

8. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Elected as Chair of the IOC Ethics Commission

i. Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was elected as Chair of Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a four-year term. Ban succeeds Youssoupha Ndiaye of Senegal whose term has come to an end.

ii. His appointment was proposed by the IOC Executive Board and was approved during the IOC Session in Lima with a 74-4 majority.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Ban Ki-moon was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
• The president of IOC is Thomas Bach.

9. 74th Venice Film Festival Awards 2017

i. Guillermo del Toro’s 'The Shape of Water' was awarded the Golden Lion at the 74th Venice Film Festival. The film, a romantic monster movie starring Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon, premiered on the Lido on August 31, declared as the best movie.

ii. It’s also the first English-language movie to win Venice’s top prize since Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere in 2010. 

List of Awards are as follows-

1. Golden Lion - Best Movie

The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro

2. Grand Jury Prize

Foxtrot, directed by Samuel Maoz

3. Silver Lion - Best Director

Xavier Legrand (for Jusqu’à la Garde)

4. Volpi Cup - Best Actress

Charlotte Rampling (for Hannah)

5. Volpi Cup - Best Actor

Kamel El Basha (for The Insult)

10. Goa to Host 36th National Games

i. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formally awarded to Goa the rights to host the 36th National Games. The announcement was made by the state sports minister Manohar Ajgaonkar.

ii. Ajgaonkar stated that IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta, in a letter to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, had formally conferred the rights to the state to host the sporting event in November 2017.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The National Games were formerly known as the Indian Olympic Games.
• The first Modern National Games on the lines of the Olympics were held in 1985 in New Delhi.

11. India's First Foreign Coach for Women Boxers Resigns

i. Indian women's boxing's first foreign coach, Stephane Cottalorda, has resigned after just one month of appointment, alleging delay in salary and other payments.

ii. Cottalorda has claimed in his resignation letter that he hasn't been paid his salary for the first month in full and has also cited 'lack of professionalism' on part of Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as his reasons for not coming back to India.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Ajay Singh is the current President of BFI.

12. 'Unstoppable: My Life So Far' authored by Maria Sharapova

i. The book titled 'Unstoppable: My Life So Far' authored by tennis star Maria Sharapova was unveiled. The book talks about Sharapova’s rise from nowhere to tennis stardom, and the unending fight to stay on top.

ii. The book tells how a seventeen-year-old Maria Sharapova became an overnight sensation by defeating the two-time defending champion Serena Williams to win the prestigious Wimbledon.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Maria Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player.
• She is one of ten women, and the only Russian, to hold the career Grand Slam.
• According to Forbes, she has been named highest paid female athlete in the world for 11 consecutive years.

13. Frank Vincent, Veteran Actor Passes Away

i. Frank Vincent, who played tough guys and mobsters in "The Sopranos" and a number of director Martin Scorsese movies, died at age 80.

ii. In 2006, Vincent wrote the nonfiction book 'A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man'. "The Death Collector," was his debut movie.

ENGLISH CLASS

Directions (1-15): In the following sentences each contains two blanks, indicating that something has been left out of the sentence. Each answer choice contains one word or a set of words. Select the word or set of words, that, when inserted in the blank(s), best fits the context of the sentence.


Q1. Credit rating agencies may be in for a _____ ride as the Securities and Exchange Board of India continues to ____  the screws on them. 
(a) tight, open
(b) tough, tighten
(c) critical, open
(d) tough, flow
(e)  new, fix

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the correct choice.

Q2. The new rules, if they come into _____, may not have any substantial ______ on the quality of credit rating in India. 
(a)race, hold
(b)force, manner
(c) act, understand
(d) Force, impact
(e) limelight, accent

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. force, impact gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q3. The Congress delegation, which is ______ to visit the Kashmir Valley next week, is holding a wide-ranging interaction with civil society groups to “understand the ______ ground realities.”
(a)writing, coming
(b)proposing, sequence
(c) planning, changing
(d)exclaiming, transition
(e) activating, new

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. planning, changing gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q4. West Bengal’s Tourism Department is sprucing up the city’s brand _____at airports and railway stations and has launched a mobile app to help tourists do some serious pandal-hopping ______  the festive season. 
(a) Image, during
(b) verdict, over
(c) call, around
(d) view, from
(e) image, among

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Image, during gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q5. About two dozen major Pujas go thematic _____  year in Kolkata, modeled after such things as Buddhist temples and terracotta icons, and in the past, paid _____ to Satyajit Ray and the Ambassador car.
(a)every, bow
(b)new, depth
(c)each, tribute
(d)every, concise
(e) each, contributing

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. each, tribute gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q6. The statute would also cover natural features of environmental _____ and sites of scenic beauty and provide for conservation and protection of areas which are environmentally _____ .
(a)contribution, prone
(b)significance, sensitive
(c) significant, vulnerable
(d) call, demanded
(e) need, high

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. significance, sensitive gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q7. The All India Brahmin Federation (AIBF) has ______ abolition of caste-based reservation and implementation of a new reservation policy _____  on economic status.
(a)called, beside
(b)demanded, based
(c)viewed, basic
(d)signed, demanded
(e) voiced, starting

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Demanded, based gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q8. The rain ____ debris and destruction in its wake, with tree-fall and heavy inundation in several _____  of the city.
(a)left, cycle
(b)caused, partition
(c)made, rows
(d)left , parts
(e)concluded, signals

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. left ,parts give coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q9. A health inspector in a village on the district’s border with Malappuram said many cases of throat infection were being ____ to the Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, on the _____ that they had diphtheria.
(a)referred, suspicion
(b)called, idea
(c)sent, suspended
(d)distributed, hint
(e)noticed, clue

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. referred, suspicion gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q10. Recently, the State government had announced its decision to ____  the distance limit for setting up bars near the education institutions and _____  of worship.
(a)reveal, area
(b) withdraw,  amount
(c) relax, places
(d)takeout, temple
(e) put off, origin

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. relax, places give coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q11. The term “personal information”  can be understood in a _____sense, which includes not only identity information but also other _____ about a person, for instance where she travels, whom she talks to on the phone, how much she earns, what she buys, her Internet browsing history, and so on.
(a)wider, questions
(b)complex, relationships
(c)easier, data
(d)broader ,information
(e) slight, styles

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. broader, information gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q12.  The Centre’s decision to put unruly air passengers on a no-fly list _____ from three months to a lifetime, depending upon the ______ of the offense, is stringent but welcome. 
(a)starting, intention
(b)making, gravity
(c) ranging, gravity
(d) increasing, cause
(e)alleviating, meaning

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol.  ranging, gravity gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q13. The unanimous judgment of nine distinguished judges, who held that privacy is _____ to human dignity and not a constitutional largesse to be withdrawn at will by the state, elevates privacy to the pinnacle in the hierarchy of _____ rights.
(a)section, human
(b)connection, demanded
(c)Integrity, simple
(d) integral, human
(e) sequence, basic

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. integral, human gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q14. A less noticed but significant _____ of the privacy ruling is a disclaimer of judicial power to introduce new constitutional rights in the _____ of the court’s judicial review jurisdiction. 
(a)idea, development
(b) feature, exercise
(c) saying, application
(d)output, deployment
(e) part, exercising

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. feature, exercise gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Q15. While incidents of egregious behavior by VIPs and unruly passengers have not been _____ events, passenger anger has also been a ______ of airline inefficiencies.
(a) isolated, consequence
(b)famous, resultant
(c)well known, right
(d)forgettable , pattern
(e)ignorable, way

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. isolated, consequence gives coherent meaning to the sentence.

Reasoning Ability

Directions (1-5): These questions are based on the following information. Read the information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Seven friends, viz Sonu, Monu, Deepu, Siddhu, Anuj, Namit and Tinku are pursuing their M.Phil in different subjects—Maths, History, Political Science, Chemistry, Economic, Accounts and Geography but not necessarily in the same order. They study in three different universities, viz P, Q and S. At least two friends study in the same university. Siddhu is studying Political Science in university P. The one who is studying History is not from university S. Tinku is studying Geography in university Q with only Monu. Sonu is not studying Economics and is not from university P. Namit is studying Accounts and is not from university P. Anuj is studying Chemistry but not from university P. No one studies Maths or Economics in University P.
Siddhu is studying Political Science in university P. The one who is studying History is not from university S. Tinku is studying Geography in university Q with only Monu. Sonu is not studying Economics and is not from university P. Namit is studying Accounts and is not from university P. Anuj is studying Chemistry but not from university P. No one studies Maths or Economics in university P.

Q1. Which of the following represents the group that studies in university S?

(a) Siddhu, Monu

(b) Deepu, Namit, Anuj

(c) Sonu, Anuj

(d) Anuj, Namit, Sonu

(e) None of these

Q2. Deepu is studying in which of the following universities?

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) S

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of these

Q3. Which of the following combinations is true?

(a) Sonu—Economics—university S

(b) Monu—History—university Q

(c) Deepu—History—university S

(d) Anuj—Chemistry—university Q

(e) None of the above

Q4. Monu studies which subject in M.Phil?

(a) History

(b) Maths

(c) Economics

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of these

Q5. Who among the following is studying History in M.Phil?

(a) Monu

(b) Deepu

(c) Namit

(d) Sonu

(e) None of these

Solution(1-5):


S1. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol.

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, the symbols @, ©, %, δ and # are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

‘P δ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.

‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

‘P © Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.

Now, in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two Conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true?

Give answer

(a) If only Conclusion I is true

(b) If only Conclusion II is true

(c) If either Conclusion I or II is true

(d) If neither Conclusion I nor II is true

(e) If both Conclusion I and II are true

Q6. Statements: R © T, T @ M, M δ D

Conclusions:

I. D # T

II. M # T

Q7. Statements: B @ N, N % R, R © F

Conclusions:

I. B @ F

II. N # F

Q8. Statements: D # T, T @ R, R © M

Conclusions:

I. M # D

II. M # T

Q9. Statements: K δ H, H % F, F # J

Conclusions:

I. F © K

II. J © H

Q10. Statements: W @ G, N © G, N % V

Conclusions:

I. W @ N

II. V © G

Solution(6-10):

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Statement- R ≥ T > M =D
        Conclusion I- D < T (True)
       Conclusion II- M < T (True)

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Statement- B >N ≤ R ≥ F
        Conclusion I- B > F (false)
       Conclusion II- N <F (false)

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Statement- D <T >R ≥ M
        Conclusion I- M <D (false)
       Conclusion II- M<T (True)

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Statement- K = H ≤ F < J
        Conclusion I- F ≥ K (True)
       Conclusion II- J ≥ H (false)

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Statement- W > G ≤ N ≤ V
        Conclusion I- W > N (false)
       Conclusion II- V ≥ G (True)

Directions (11-13): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.

If ‘A × B’ means ‘A is father of B’.

If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.

If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’. 

If ‘A – B’ means ‘A is son of B’.

Q11. How is Q related to L in the expression ‘L ÷ M × O – P ÷ Q’?

(a) Granddaughter 

(b) Niece

(c) Daughter-in-law

(d) Daughter

(e) Cannot be determined

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol.

Q12. What will come in the place of the question mark, to establish that O is the nephew of T in the expression ‘O ? R ÷ S × T’?

(a) +

(b) ×

(c) –

(d) ÷

(e) Either – or ÷

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol.

Q13. Which of the following relations are true based upon the relations given in the equation: ‘A – B × C + D – E’?

(a) C is mother of A

(b) E is wife of B

(c) D is brother of A

(d) E is mother-in-law of C

(e) None is true

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol.

Q14. How many such digits are there in the number 521468, remain unchanged after the digits are arranged in ascending order?

(a) None

(b) One

(c) Two

(d) Three

(e) More than three

S14. Ans.(d)

Sol.

Q15. B is sister of D, D is sister of M. M is brother of K. K is father of C. How is K related to B?

(a) Brother 

(b) Sister

(c) Brother or Sister

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol.