Quantitative Aptitude

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 0

(d) 3

(e) None of these

(a) 9

(b) 12

(c) 15

(d) 10 

(e) None of these

Q4. The highest score in an inning was two-ninths of the total score and the next highest was two-ninths of the remainder. These scores differ by 8 runs. What was the total score in the innings?  

(a) 162

(b) 152

(c) 142

(d) 132

(e) Cannot be determined

(a) 1000

(b) 770

(c) 885

(d) 115

(e) None of these

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 2.327

(d) 2.273

(e) None of these

Q7. In an examination, a student was asked to find three-fourths of a certain number. By mistake he found three-fourteenths of it. His answer was 150 more than the correct answer. The given number is:

(a) 180

(b) 240

(c) 280

(d) 290 

(e) None of these

Q8. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 7. If the digits are reversed, then the number is increased by 27. The number is 

(a) 25

(b) 34

(c) 16

(d) 52

(e) None of these

Q9. At the first stop on his route, a driver unloaded two-fifths of the packages in his van. After he unloaded another three packages at his next stop, half of the original number of packages in the van remained. How many packages were in the van before the first delivery?    

(a) 10

(b) 25

(c) 30

(d) 36 

(e) None of these

Q10. The sum of the squares of two numbers is 3341 and the difference of their squares is 891. The numbers are:  

(a) 25, 46

(b) 35, 46

(c) 25, 36

(d) 35, 25

(e) None of these

Directions (11-16): In each of these questions, two equations I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and give answer 

(a) if p < q

(b) if p ≤ q 

(c) if p = q 

(d) if p ≥ q 

(e) if p > q 

Solutions

general awareness

Q1. In which of the following state, PM Narendra Modi along with Union minister for road transport and highways has recently inaugurated highway and road projects worth Rs15,000 crore for the state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Karnataka

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated highway and road projects worth Rs15,000 crore for the state in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Shri Kalyan Singh is the Governor of Rajasthan.

Q2. During the Indian-European Union Counter-Terrorism Dialogue, India and the European Union have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their security and intelligence agencies. This was ________ edition of Indian-European Union Counter-Terrorism Dialogue.

(a) 8th

(b) 10th

(c) 12th

(d) 16th

(e) 18th

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. During the 10th India-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue in New Delhi, India and the European Union have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their security and intelligence agencies to combat the threat of terrorism and check terror financing.

Q3. ISRO has recently launched ____________, carrying IRNSS-1H from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.

(a) GSLV-C54

(b) GSLV-B34

(c) PSLV-B54

(d) PSLV-C39

(e) GSLV-D45

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched PSLV-C39 carrying Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS-1H). The satellite lifted off from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, on board the rocket PSLV C39.

Q4. Name the person who recently took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

(a) Rajiv Gauba

(b) Sanjeev Gehlaut

(c) Dharmendra Kumar Singh

(d) Parmeet Mehrishi

(e) Vishal Sikka

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rajiv Gauba took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Mr. Gauba joined the Ministry of Home Affairs as Officer on Special Duty in June 2017 and took charge as the Union Home Secretary upon the superannuation of Shri Rajiv Mehrishi.

Q5. The FATF is an inter-governmental body. FATF stands for-

(a) Financial Action Task Forum

(b) Financial Action Task Fund

(c) Financial Action Time Force

(d) Financial Agency Task Force

(e) Financial Action Task Force

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body.

Q6. ___________ is used to describe small loans granted to low-income individuals that are excluded from the traditional banking system.

(a) Industries credit

(b) Microcredit

(c) Small credit

(d) Farmer credit

(e) None of the given options is true

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Microcredit is used to describe small loans granted to low income individuals that are excluded from the traditional banking system. It is part of the larger microfinance industry, which provides not only credit, but also savings, insurance, and other basic financial services to the poor. The term ‘micro’ stems from the relatively small amounts of money that are being borrowed or saved.

Q7. In which among the following year FATF was established?

(a) 1978

(b) 1982

(c) 1995

(d) 1989

(e) 1962

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdictions. 

Q8. Which of the following bank has been recently (August 2017) given scheduled bank status by RBI?

(a) Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank

(b) RGVN Small Finance Bank

(c) AU Financiers Small Finance Bank

(d) ESAF Small Finance Bank

(e) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd, has been given scheduled bank status by RBI. Currently, Ujjivan SFB has 65 full-fledged brick and mortar branches in eight states and two Union Territories. Ujjivan SFB commenced its operations as a Small Finance Bank with effect from February 1, 2017.

Q9. Name the bank, which State-owned NTPC has signed a term loan agreement for Rs. 3,000 crore for partially funding its capital expenditure.

(a) Axis Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) SBI

(e) Central Bank of India

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. State-owned NTPC has signed a term loan agreement for Rs. 3,000 crore with ICICI Bank for partially funding its capital expenditure. Gurdeep Singh is the MD and Chairman of NTPC.

Q10. The Cabinet of India has recently approved MoU on "India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund". What is the capital of Israel?

(a) Banku

(b) Astana

(c) Kabul

(d) Jerusalem

(e) Mogadishu

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Cabinet of India has recently approved MoU on "India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund". Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.

Q11. Which of the following company has recently launched world's first ever Genomeceutical (gene controlling) range of products to India?

(a) Suncity Pharma

(b) Unicity International

(c) Mankind Pharmaceuticals

(d) Lucid International

(e) Mole International

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Unicity International, headquartered in Orem, Utah, United States has launched world's first ever Genomeceutical (gene controlling) range of products to India.

Q12. English Language Day is celebrated on....?

(a) 31st July

(b) 10th December

(c) 5th June

(d) 23rd April

(e) 3rd May

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as the birthday of William Shakespeare.

Q13. Who is the present chief minister of Meghalaya?

(a) Pema Khandu

(b) Sarbananda Sonowal

(c) Manik Sarkar

(d) V Narayanasamy

(e) Mukul Sangma

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Chief Minister of Meghalaya is Mukul Sangma.

Q14. Balphakram National Park is located in which of the following state?

(a) Bihar

(b) Manipur

(c) Jharkhand

(d) Odisha

(e) Meghalaya

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Balpakram National Park is a national park ranging from under 200 to over 800 meters above sea level, near the Garo Hills in Meghalaya.

Q15. Name the player who was appointed the first brand ambassador of tyre maker Bridgestone India.

(a) Saina Nehwal

(b) Jwala Gutta

(c) P V Sindhu

(d) Pullela Gopichand

(e) Chetan Anand

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Badminton ace PV Sindhu, who recently won Silver at the World Championship, was appointed the first brand ambassador of tyre maker Bridgestone India.

Daily Word List

Example: In fact, even Kesri’s rise didn’t evoke the trepidation Mr. Gandhi’s elevation as president is doing now, partly because, on earlier occasions, there had been almost no lag time between the decision and its implementation.

1. Evoke [ih-vohk] 
Verb: to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.); to elicit or draw forth; to call up; cause to appear; summon; to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality.
Synonyms: arouse, conjure, elicit, invoke, provoke, recall, awaken, call, educe, evince, evolve, excite, extort, extract, milk, raise, rally, rouse, summon.
Antonyms: calm, deaden, decrease, ignore.


2. Trepidation [trep-i-dey-shuh n] 
Noun: tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation; trembling or quivering movement; tremor.
Synonyms: alarm, apprehension, consternation, dismay, disquiet, dread, excitement, fright, horror, jitters, nervousness, panic, terror, uneasiness, agitation, butterflies, creeps.
Antonyms: assurance, beauty, calm, calmness.

Example: The occasion was the party’s chintan shivir, or brainstorming session, and the announcement was seen to be a prelude to his becoming the next president.

3. Brainstorm [breyn-stawrm] 
Noun: a sudden impulse, idea, etc.; a fit of mental confusion or excitement.
Adjective: of or relating to brainstorming.
Verb: to conduct or practice brainstorming; to subject (a problem) to brainstorming.
Synonyms: deliberate, analyze, conceive, conceptualize, create, invent, plan, ponder, think, conjure up, dream up, put heads together, rack brains, share ideas.
Antonyms: destroy, forget, ignore, neglect.

4. Prelude [prel-yood, preyl-, prey-lood, pree-] 
Noun: a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance; any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.
Verb: to serve as a prelude or introduction to; to introduce by a prelude; to play as a prelude.
Synonyms: introduction, prologue, commencement, exordium, foreword, intro, overture, preamble, preface, preliminary, preparation, prolegomenon, , t, curtain-raiser, prelusion, proem.
Antonyms: completion, conclusion, end, ending.

Example: Today, however, there is a sense of resigned inevitability, even apprehension, about Mr. Gandhi’s imminent ascension, not a sentiment on which a leader would like to coast to the highest office in his party.

5. Imminent [im-uh-nuh nt] 
Adjective: likely to occur at any moment; impending; projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.
Synonyms: forthcoming, immediate, impending, inevitable, likely, looming, possible, probable, unavoidable, about to happen, approaching, brewing, close, coming, expectant, fast-approaching, following, gathering, handwriting-on-the-wall, in store, in the air, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in view, ineluctable, inescapable.
Antonyms: avoidable, distant, escapable, later.

6. Ascension [uh-sen-shuh n] 
Noun: the act of ascending; ascent.
Synonyms: ascent, climbing, flying, mounting, rise, rising, scaling, soaring, escalating, towering.
Antonyms: declension, decline, descendancy.

Example: Since the late 1970s, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao and Sonia Gandhi assumed the presidency only after each had been acknowledged as the absolute leader of the party — or had rapidly acquired that aura.

7. Aura [awr-uh] 
Noun: a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
an aura of respectability; an aura of friendliness; a subtly pervasive quality or atmosphere seen as emanating from a person, place, or thing; a sensation, as of lights or a current of warm or cold air, preceding an attack of migraine or epilepsy.
Synonyms: ambience, aspect, atmosphere, feeling, mood, quality, scent, semblance, tone, appearance, background, emanation, feel.

Example: Even during the Sitaram Kesri interlude (1996-98), when he was installed by Rao’s detractors till they could replace him with Ms. Gandhi, he wielded power while in office.

8. Interlude [in-ter-lood] 
Noun: an intervening episode, period, space, etc; a short dramatic piece, especially of a light or farcical character, formerly introduced between the parts or acts of miracle and morality plays or given as part of other entertainments; any intermediate performance or entertainment, as between the acts of a play; an instrumental passage or a piece of music rendered between the parts of a song, church service, drama, etc.
Synonyms: breathing space, idyll, lull, respite, delay, episode, halt, hiatus, interim, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, meantime, meanwhile, parenthesis, recess, rest, spell, stop, stoppage, wait.
Antonyms: continuation, beginning, go, , t.

9. Detract [dih-trakt] 
Verb: to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from); to draw away or divert; distract.
Synonyms: critic, censor, defamer, depreciator.

10. Wield [weeld] 
Verb: to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating; to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively.
Synonyms: apply, brandish, employ, exert, handle, maintain, manipulate, operate, possess, swing, command, conduct, exercise, flourish, have.
Antonyms: ignore, misuse, neglect, cease.

Inequalities Questions

Directions (1-5): In these questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark answer.

(a) X > Y

(b) X ≤ Y

(c) X < Y

(d) X ≥ Y

(e) Relationship between X and Y cannot be established

(a) X ≥ Y

(b) X ≤ Y

(c) X < Y

(d) X > Y

(e) Relationship between X and Y cannot be established

(a) X ≥ Y

(b) X > Y

(c) X ≤ Y

(d) X < Y

(e) Relationship between X and Y cannot be established

(a) X ≥ Y

(b) X > Y

(c) X ≤ Y

(d) X < Y

(e) Relationship between X and Y cannot be established

(a) X ≥ Y

(b) X < Y

(c) X > Y

(d) X ≤ Y

(e) Relationship between X and Y cannot be established

Directions (6-10): In each of these questions, two equations I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and give answer.

(a) x < y

(b) x > y

(c) x = y

(d) x ≥ y

(e) x ≤ y or no relationship can be established between x and y

Directions (11-15): In the following questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and give answer.

(a) If x > y

(b) If x ≥ y

(c) If x < y

(d) If x ≤ y

(e) x = y or relationship cannot be established

Solutions

Computer Questions

Q1. _________ is the time taken by the switch in the identification of bit-level errors in the data packet.  
(a) Processing delay
(b) Queuing delay
(c) Transmission delay
(d) Propagation delay
(e) Network delay

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Processing delay is the amount of time taken by the switch for examining the header of the data packet and examining the next switch for redirecting the data packet. It can also be defined as the time taken by the switch in the identification of bit-level errors in the data packet. It is measured in microseconds.

Q2. Bridge is a _________ device.   
(a) layer 4
(b) layer 2
(c) layer 5
(d) layer 7
(e) layer 3

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. A bridge is a network device used at the data link layer to connect two dissimilar networks as well as similar networks.

Q3. Which of the following cable types is called cheapernet? 
(a) Thicknet
(b) UTP
(c) SMF
(d) Thinnet
(e) STP

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. As the installation cost of thinnet coaxial cable is less, it is also known as cheapernet.

Q4. The __________ menu contains the options to add symbols in a Word document.
(a) Home
(b) Insert
(c) Review
(d) Mailing
(e) View

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Insert menu is MS Word contains the Symbol option that allows you to insert symbols in the document.

Q5. The __________ shows a brief description and, optionally, keyboard shortcuts of commands of dialog box launchers.
(a) Context menu
(b) KeyTip
(c) Screen Tip
(d) Live Preview
(e) Animation

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. ScreenTip is a small window that appears when the pointer is rolled over a command or control. It shows the descriptive text for that command or control.

Q6. You can select which of the following format to save a document in a previous Word version?
(a) Word 97-2003 Document
(b) Word Template
(c) XPS Document
(d) Open Document Text
(e) None of these

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Word 97-2003 Document is a compatible format used to save a document in a compatibility mode with previous versions of Word document.

Q7. A Bug can be called an error which generally comes in a software or a hardware. Which among the following is another name that may refer to bugs in computers? 
(a) Leech
(b) Squid
(c) Slug
(d) Glitch
(e) Skim

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Glitch is a term used to express temporary malfunctioning of software, whereas a bug refers to a problem inherent in the design or coding of the software.

Q8. Which of the following general purpose software allows you to do mathematical or financial calculation?  
(a) Word processing program
(b) Spreadsheet program
(c) Presentation program
(d) Media Player
(e) DTP program

S8.  Ans.(b)
Sol. A spreadsheet program is general-purpose software that allows you to do mathematical or financial calculation. An example of a spreadsheet program is MS excel.

Q9. Which of the following is used to insert a CD/DVD in a computer? 
(a) NIC Card
(b) Modem
(c) Hard Drive
(d) Disk Drive
(e) USB

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Disk drive is a device in computer that is used to insert or remove CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc.

Q10. Which of the following displays the work done by a computer? 
(a) RAM
(b) Printer
(c) Monitor
(d) ROM
(e) Mouse

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. A monitor is an output device that displays the output after processing the instructions provided by the user.

Q11. Who among the following is considered the father of modern computing? 
(a) Joseph Marie Jacquard
(b) John Napier
(c) Blaise Pascal
(d) Charles Babbage
(e) Herman Hollerith

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Charles Babbage invented Difference Engine and Analytical Engine. Because of the immense contribution and impact that his inventions had on the history of computing, Babbage is regarded as the father of the modern computer.

Q12. What is the function of the AutoCorrect feature across all MS Office applications?
(a) Replacing misspelled words with the correct ones while typing
(b) Replacing grammatically incorrect words with the correct ones
(c) Replacing repetitive words with the word ‘same’
(d) Replacing selected words with the word ‘auto’
(e) None of these

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. The AutoCorrect feature is used to correct typo errors and miss-spelled words automatically according to the words given in the list for the AutoCorrect feature.

Q13. In excel which of the following symbols is used before a numeric value so that it can be treated as a labelled value?
(a) ” (quote)
(b) = (equal)
(c) _ (underscore)
(d) ’ (apostrophe)
(e) None of these

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. In MS Excel, apostrophe is a symbol that is used to convert the numeric value in the text format. To do this, you need to add the apostrophe symbol before the numeric value.

Q14. A cell range in Excel is represented by using which among the following sign?
(a) comma
(b) colon
(c) semicolon
(d) forward slash
(e) None of these

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. A cell range refers to a group of cells within a row or column. For example, a cell range including the cells B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 will be written as B1:B5.

Q15. In MS Excel, both formulas and functions must be preceded by the which of the following, for Excel to understand them?
(a) hash sign
(b) equals sign
(c) percent sign
(d) asterisk sign
(e) None of these

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. In MS Excel, the equals sign is used to start a formula or function.