Daily Word List

Dear Readers,

                       Since several banking exams are lined up in upcoming months and vocabulary plays an important role to score 4- 5 marks within a few seconds, if you are memorising words on the very daily basis. Here, we are providing you some words to help you to attain your goal.

1. Parsimonious (Adj.):-  Very unwilling to spend money.

Synonyms - stingy; niggard; penurious.

Uses : His parsimonious nature did not permit him to enjoy any luxuries.

2. Peccadillo (Noun):- A small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or serious, minor offence.

Synonyms:- Indiscretion

Uses: If we examine these escapades carefully, we will realize that they are mere peccadilloes rather than major crimes.

3. Perfidious (Adj.):- One who has a treacherous character. 

Synonyms:- treacherous; disloyal

Uses: When Caesar realized that Brutus had betrayed him, he reproached his perfidious friend.

4. Reproach (Verb):- Express criticism towards someone.

Synonyms:- dishonour; opprobrium; disgrace.

Uses: Narendra Modi rebuked one of his MP for his irresponsible behaviour.

5. Reverberate (verb):- have a long or continuous effect.

Synonyms: echo; resonate; resound.

Uses: The discussion with my teacher reverberated in my ears till I stop breathing.

6. Perseverance (Noun):- The act of persisting or perserving; continuing or repeating behaviour; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something.

Synonyms:- doggedness; persistence

Uses: If you have perseverance oneday you will be on the pinnacle of your career trajectory.

7. Accolade (Noun):-  award of merit

Synonyms: award; honour; laurels

Uses: In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.

8. Acrimonious (Adj.):- Bitter or sharp in language or tone.

Synonyms: stinging, caustic, bitter, scathing.

His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience.

9. Aggrandize (verb):- To enhance the power, wealth or position.

Synonyms- increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor

Uses: The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress.

10. Ambivalence (Noun):- the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.

Synonyms: Equivocation; indecision; uncertainty

Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.

Daily Word List

Dear Readers,

                      Since several banking exams are lined up in upcoming months and vocabulary plays an important role to score 4- 5 marks within a few seconds, if you are memorising words on the very daily basis. Here, we are providing you some words to help you to attain your goal.

1. Sacrosanct (Adj.):- must be kept sacred.

Synonyms: inviolable, inviolate, sacred (concerned with religion or religious purposes)

Uses: There cannot be a compromise or settlement as it would be against her honour which matters the most. It is sacrosanct,” the Supreme Court held in a case of  sexual assault and rape of a seven-year-old in Madhya Pradesh in 2008.

2. Evocative (Adj.):- bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind.

Synonyms: redolent, reminiscent, resonant.

Uses: Your fantastic, evocative stories will keep you in the interviewer’s mind when their memories of other job candidates fade away.

3. Vindictive (Adj.):- disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge.

Synonyms: revengeful, vengeful.

Uses: punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature.

4. Allegiance (Noun):- Loyalty to a person, country, group, etc.

Synonyms: adhesion, devotedness, steadfastness, loyalty.

Uses: Eventually he renounced his allegiance to the sultan, but was overthrown by a Turkish army in 1822.

5. Soporific (Adj.):- causing a person to become tired and ready to fall asleep.

Synonyms: drowsy, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, slumberous.

Uses: What made you want to look up soporific? 

6. Strenuous (Adj.):- requiring or showing great energy and effort.

Synonyms: arduous, straining.

Uses: t doesn't need to be strenuous. You just have to put the time in.

7. Impervious (Adj):- Not allowing something (such as water or light) to enter or pass through.

Synonyms: impenetrable, impermeable.

Uses: The rain forest is impervious to all but the most dedicated explorers.

8. Imbecile (Noun):- A stupid person.

Synonyms: ignoramus, birdbrain, dumb head.

Uses: Only an imbecile would leave their car unlocked.

9. Avaricious (Adj):- having or showing an extreme greed  for wealth or material gain.

Synonyms: acquisitive, greedy, covetous, rapacious.

Uses: His extreme greed for wealth or material gain lead him towards his desolation.

10. Inscrutable (Adj);- Impossible to understand or interpret.

Synonyms: :enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious.

Uses: His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.

Daily Word List

Dear Readers,
Since several banking exams are lined up in upcoming months and vocabulary plays an important role to score 4- 5 marks within a few seconds, if you are memorising words on the very daily basis. Here, we are providing you some words to help you to attain your goal.


1. Bedraggle(V) :- Wet thoroughly.
Synonyms: drench, drown.
Uses: We were so bedraggled by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.

2. Behemoth (N) :- Huge creature: something of monstrous size or power.
Synonyms: giant; leviathan, mammoth, monster, colossus.
Uses: In Game of Thrones wildlings are of behemoth sizes.

3. Blandishment (N) :- To act or speak in in flattering of coaxing manner.
Synonyms: coax, blarney, cajole, adulation.
Uses: despite the salespersons blandishments customer could not convinced to by the outfit.

4. Evanescent (Adj) :-  lasting a very short time; tending to vanish like vapour. 
Synonyms: fleeting; vanishing; transient, ephemeral.
Uses: For a brief moment the entire skyline was bathed in a orange-red  hue in the evanescent rays of the sunset.

5. Exasperate (V) :- To exasperate is to make something that is already bad even worse.
Synonyms: vex, aggravate, exacerbate, infuriate.
Uses: when sitting in traffic that is sure to make you late, you exasperate the person who is driving by bringing up an unpleasant topic.

6. Enervate (V) :- To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out.
Synonyms: castrate, desiccate, devitalize.
Uses: she was slow to recover from her illness; even a short walk to the window enervated her.

7. Garrulous (Adj) :- A garrulous person just won’t stop talking (and talking, and talking, and talking...).
Synonyms: chatty, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky.
Uses: If you discover that you have a garrulous neighbor sitting next to you on the plane, you might just want to feign sleep, unless you really want to hear everything going through his mind for the entire trip.

8. Grandiloquent (Adj) :- The word grandiloquent generally refers to the way a person behaves or speaks.
Synonyms: pompous; bombastic;magniloquent, tall.
Uses: They are grandiloquent, magnificent, magical, stupendous, fabulous, unbelievable, and extraordinary.

9. Dilapidated (Adj) :- bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse.
Synonyms: crumble, decay.
Uses: The buildings were dilapidated and covered with graffiti.

10. Crescendo (N) :- i) Increase in the volume or intensity, as in a musical passage, climax; (music) a gradual increase in loudness.
ii) the peak of gradual increase.
Synonyms: culmination, meridian, pinnacle, apex.
Uses: The "Avengers: Age of Ultron" promotional push is reaching its crescendo, with the movie opening Friday.

Recruitment of Various Posts in IRDAI 2017-18

Dear Readers,

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has released the official Notification for the post of Various Posts on all India basis for its various offices.

 Here is the one more opportunity for all the Aspirants who make a career in Insurance Sector.  IRDAI is a statutory body formed under an Act of the Parliament-

 and all those candidates who want to work with the IRDAI can apply for theVarious post. These posts are Manager in Grade B, Assistant General Manager in Grade C, 

Deputy General Manager in Grade D and General Manager in Grade E.

Selection Procedure: Only Interview

Important Events:

Last date for submission of On-line application: 20th October 2017 by 05:30 pm

Quantitative Aptitude

Q1. A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. If the diagonal of the square is 12√2 cm, then the area of the triangle is: 

(a) 64√2cm square

(b) 16√3cm square

(c) 64√3cm square

(d) 62√3cm square

(e) None of these

Q2. The average temperature from Monday to Thursday is 48°C and from Tuesday to Friday is 52°C. If the temperature on Monday is 42°C, what was it on Friday? 

(a) 55°C

(b) 52°C

(c) 58°C

(d) 51°C

(e) None of these

Q3. A person bought two tables for Rs. 2200. He sells one at 5% loss and the other at 6% profit and thus, on the whole, he neither gains nor loses. Find the cost price of each table. 

(a) Rs. 1500,  Rs. 700 

(b) Rs. 2000, Rs. 200 

(c) Rs. 1200, Rs. 1000 

(d) Rs. 1100, Rs. 1100 

(e) None of these

Q4. The average age of 24 students and the class teacher is 16 years. If the class teacher’s age is excluded, the average reduces by one year. What is the age of the class teacher?

(a) 50 years

(b) 45 years

(c) 40 years

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

Q5. The number of ways in which a committee of 5 can be chosen from 10 candidates so as to exclude the youngest if it includes the oldest is: 

(a) 178

(b) 196

(c) 292

(d) 268

(e) None of these

Solutions (1-5):

Directions (6-10): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in following number series problems?

Q6. 170,120,50,24,10,?

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 0

(d) 3

(e) 1

Q7. 829,918,839,908,849,?

(a) 879

(b) 898

(c) 889

(d) 890

(e) 892

Q8. 77,81,95,125,177,?

(a) 279

(b) 288

(c) 257

(d) 207

(e) 238

Q9. 11,14,33,28,99,?,297,112

(a) 64

(b) 62

(c) 52

(d) 65

(e) 56

Q10. 980,  484,   236,  112,   50,  ?,   3.5

(a) 18

(b) 21

(c) 19

(d) 7

(e) 27

Solutions (6-10):

Directions (11-15): What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

Q11. 8743 + 486 ÷ 18 × 148 = ?

(a) 13729

(b) 12739

(c) 12729

(d) 13279

(e) None of these

Q12. 6348 + 8515 – 695 - ? = 4312 + 2162

(a) 7394

(b) 7943

(c) 7439

(d) 7434

(e) 7694

Q13. 18.6 × 3 + 7.2 – 16.5 = ? + 21.7

(a) 35.7

(b) 21.6

(c) 24.8

(d) 27.6

(e) None of these

Q14. 56% of 225 + 20% of 150 = ? – 109

(a) 149

(b) 103

(c) 253

(d) 247

(e) None of these

Q15. 80% of 650 – 25 % of ? = 60% of 440

(a) 1210

(b) 1024

(c) 1035

(d) 1004

(e) None of these

Solutions (11-15):

Daily Word List

Dear Readers,

Since several banking exams are lined up in upcoming months and vocabulary plays an important role to score 4- 5 marks within a few seconds, if you are memorising words on the very daily basis. Here, we are providing you some words to help you to attain your goal.

1. Apocalypse (N) :- a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil.

Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy.

Uses: ISIS brings apocalypse in Syria and Iraq.

2. Vicissitude (N) :- a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something.

Synonyms: mutability, fluctuation, variation. 

Uses: The Stark family had been going through a long period of vicissitude and distraction.

3. Grotesque (Adj.) :- a very ugly or comically distorted figure or image.

Synonyms: monstrous, distorted, twisted.

Uses: The statues had been carved to represent evil spirits and had the most grotesque faces, complete with horns and bulging eyes.

4. Eavesdrop (V) :- to listen secretly to the private conversation of others.

Synonyms: listen in.

Uses: If a third party eavesdrops on the communication, the fact will be immediately obvious to the parties of the secret communication.

5. Grandiloquence (N) :- high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation.

Synonyms: grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric.

Uses: Politicians who say nothing but make it sound important are masters of grandiloquence.

6. Vehement (Adj) :- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid.
Synonyms: Ardent ,Emphatic ,Fervent ,Forceful Eager, Earnest.
Uses: The bureau posted a database of the grievances on its website over vehement protests from the financial industry.The bureau posted a database of the grievances on its website over vehement protests from the financial industry.

7. Prevaricate (V) :- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
Synonyms: beat around the bush, equivocate.
Uses: In hopes of avoiding questions about his recent car accident, the actor tried to prevaricate during his interview.

8. Cantankerous (Adj) :- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.
Synonyms: bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, truculent.
Uses: He is a cantankerous old man who seldom has something good to say.

9. Desolation (N) :- the state of being decayed or destroyed.
Synonyms: devastated, forlornness, loneliness.
Uses: The World War left to coming generations debris, desolation and filth.

10. Clairvoyant (Adj.) :- foreseeing the future; perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses.
Synonyms: precognitive, second-sighted, extrasensory, paranormal.
Uses: The woman in the tent was said to be a clairvoyant, but she didn't get much business because the public was too doubtful of her claim.

Reasoning Ability

Directions(1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Raju, Pappu, Chunnu, Monu, Sonu, Titu and Kiku are seven students of a school. Each of them studies in a different standard – from Standard IV to Standard X – not necessarily in the same order. Each of them has a favourite subject viz English, History, Geography, Mathematics, Hindi, Science and Sanskrit but not necessarily in the same order. 

Pappu studies in VII standard and does not like Mathematics and Geography. Chunnu likes English and does not study in V and in IX. Sonu studies in VIII standard and likes Hindi. The one, who likes, Science studies in X standard.Monu studies in IV standard. Kiku likes Sanskrit. Raju does not study in X standard. The one, who likes Geography studies in V standard.

Q1. In which standard does Kiku study?

(a) VII

(b) IX

(c) X

(d) VIII

(e) None of these

Q2. Which subject does Raju like?

(a) Geography

(b) Mathematics

(c) English

(d) History

(e) None of these

Q3. Which subject does Monu like?

(a) History

(b) Geography

(c) Maths

(d) Science

(e) None of these

Q4. In which standard does Rajustudy?

(a) IV

(b) VII

(c) IX

(d) X

(e) None of these

Q5. Which of the following combinations of students-standard-subject is correct?

(a) Sonu – VIII – Mathematics

(b) Kiku – VII - Sanskrit

(c) Pappu – VII – Geography

(d) Titu – X - Science

(e) None of these.

Solutions (1-5):

S1. Ans.(b) 

Sol.

S2. Ans.(a) 

Sol.

S3. Ans.(c) 

Sol.

S4. Ans.(e) 

Sol.

S5. Ans.(d) 

Sol.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

In a certain code 

'king say to lion' is written as 'ad mi ja no', 

' the say to surrender' is written as 'ku ja ig ad'.

 'lion of the day' is written as 'be ku zo mi' 

'to winner of night' is written as 'be Ii ya ja'

Q6. What is the code for 'winner'? 

(a) be

(b) Ii

(c) ya

(d) ja

(e) Cannot be determined

Q7. Which of the following code may represent 'surrender is say'? 

(a) igad no

(b) igpyya

(c) re ad be 

(d) ig li re 

(e) ad re ig

Q8. ‘mi’ is the code for

(a) to

(b) lion

(c) say

(d) of

(e) None of these

Q9. What is the code for' king'? 

(a) ad

(b) mi

(c) no 

(d) ja

(e) None of these

Q10. Which of the following code represents 'of the say'?

(a) ku be ad 

(b) ni be no 

(c) ku be ya

(d) mi ku be 

(e) be mi ad

Solutions (6-10):

S6. Ans.(e)

Sol.

S7. Ans.(e)

Sol.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol.

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol.

Directions (11 – 15): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, P, Q, R, S, T and  V are seated and all of them are facing South, and in row 2 A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

A sits third to the right of D. Neither A nor D sits at extreme ends. T faces D. V does not face A and V does not sit at any of the extreme ends. V is not an immediate neighbour of T. B sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between B and E. E does not face V. Two persons sit between R and Q. R is not a immediate neighbour of T. C does not face V. P is not an immediate neighbour of R.

Q11. Who amongst the following pair sits at extreme ends of the rows?

(a) B, E

(b) S, T

(c) P, R

(d) B, F

(e) None of these

Q12. How many persons are seated between T and S?

(a) One

(b) Two

(c) Three

(d) Four

(e) None 

Q13. P is related to V in the same way as C is related to F. Which of the following is E related to , following the same pattern?

(a) B

(b) D

(c) C

(d) A 

(e) None of these

Q14. Which of the following is true regarding F?

(a) F sits second to the right of C.

(b) F is not an immediate neighbour of A.

(c) F sits third to left of D

(d) F sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.

(e) F faces V.

Q15. Who amongst the following sits exactly between P and Q?

(a) R

(b) V

(c) S

(d) T

(e) None of these

Solutions (11-15):

S11. Ans.(c)

Sol.

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol.

S13. Ans.(a)

Sol.

S14. Ans.(e)

Sol.

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol.