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Sunday, August 20, 2017
Reasoning : Quiz
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Eight people J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are the member of the family. Among them four are males and four are females. There are three husbands, three wives, two daughters, and two sons in the family. Each member of the family likes different colour i.e. Red, Black, White, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Violet and Orange. They all are sitting around a circular table facing the center.
No male like White. Q likes Blue and married to the one who likes Pink. J is the father of L and O, who is a male and likes Pink. J and K cannot sit adjacent to each other. All females sit together. M likes Orange and is sitting second to the left of her father. M is the daughter of L, who is second to the right of her son. The one who likes Violet is married to the one who like Yellow and neither J nor K likes Yellow. N likes White and is sitting between the one who likes Black and the one who like Violet. P is the father of K and is sitting between two male members.
Q1. How is O related to K?
Q1. How is O related to K?
(a) Uncle
(b) Father
(c) Maternal Uncle
(d) Grandfather
(e) None of these
(b) Father
(c) Maternal Uncle
(d) Grandfather
(e) None of these
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Monday, August 14, 2017
Current Affairs 13th August, 2017
1. Environment Minister launches ‘Gaj Yatra’ to mark World Elephant Day
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, launched ‘Gaj Yatra’, a nationwide campaign to protect elephants on the occasion of World Elephant Day.
- The campaign is planned to cover 12 elephant range states. The Environment Minister released the All India Census 2017 Report on elephants as also the Agreed Points of Action on Trans-Boundary Conservation of Elephants by India and Bangladesh and a document titled ‘Right of Passage’ on elephant corridors in India.
- The ‘Gaju’ mascot, which was released by the Ministry in 2012, will be helm the campaign. The campaign will be led by the Wildlife Trust of India.
- Actor and wildlife enthusiast, Ms. Dia Mirza, participated in the walk and run event organised on the occasion along with the children.
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Data Interpretation: Quiz
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow:
1). What is the total number of children liking BB?
a) 17859
b) 16389
c) 21568
d) 12354
e) 20568
Seating Arrangement: Reasoning Quiz
1. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight members P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W of a family are sitting around a rectangular table with all of them facing outwards. Each one of them like different type of music instruments viz. XYLOPHONE, Balafon, Guitar, Piano, VIOLIN, TRUMPET, Accodion and Flute. Three married couples are there in the family.
W is the only sister-in-law of P whereas Q likes TRUMPET and daughter-in-law of RP who is the father of U and uncle of V, sits to the left of the person who likes XYLOPHONE. U is an immediate neighbor of her aunty W who does not sit next to S. R does not like Flute or Accodion. The two youngest members sit next to each other. The one who likes the Balafon sits between V and the one who likes VIOLIN. V is third to the left of S. The one who likes TRUMPET sits between the persons who like Accodion and Flute Respectively. S’s husband and son sit next to her. Piano is not liked by V’s father. V does not like Guitar or Accodion. S is the mother of P and T, and sits second to the left of T.
- Which of the following statements is true regarding the family?
1. P is the brother of W
2. R is the father-in-law of P
3. Q is the aunty of V
4. U and V are married couple
5. None of the Above - Who among the following sits between Q and the one who likes Balafon?
1. P
2. T
3. S
4. V
5. W - What is the position of the person who likes Piano with respect to the one who likes TRUMPET ?
1. Third to the right
2. Second to the left
3. Immediate left
4. Third to the left
5. Fourth to the left - Who among the following likes Guitar?
1. W
2. U
3. V
4. X
5. T - Which of the following options represent a pair?
1. Y, X
2. W, T
3. W, R
4. S, U
5. None of the above
2. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight players – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit around a square table in such a way that four of them sit on the four sides while the rest at corners. They play different instruments namely Xylophone, Balafon, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Trumpet, Accodion and Flute. Some of them are facing the centre while some are facing outside.(i.e away from the centre)
- Q faces the centre of the table and does not sit on any corner. V sits on one of the corner between the Flute player and Trumpet player. W sits second to the right of Balafon player who faces the centre.
- The Violin player sits third to the left of Q. S sits opposite to W. P sits on the corner exactly opposite to T. The Balafon player sits third to the right of Accodion player. The Xylophone player does not facing the centre.
- The Trumpet sits opposite to Q, also faces in opposite direction of Q and sits between Accodion player and Violin player. T who is the Violin player sits immediate right to the Piano player.
- The Piano player faces the same direction of the U. The immediate neighbours of Q are facing opposite directions. The Accodion player sits exactly opposite to Guitar player.
- The one who is on the immediate left of U is facing the same direction as W. R sits third to the left of W.
Note: Same directions means that if one person facing the centre then the other person also faces the centre and vice versa. Opposite direction means if one person is facing the centre then the other person faces outside and vice versa.
- Who among the following is a Trumpet player?
A. P
B. U
C. T
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these - R is related to which of the following Instruments?
A. Guitar
B. Xylophone
C. Accodion
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these - Who among the following sits exactly between R and the Xylophone Player?
A. The person who plays Flute
B. The person who plays Accodion
C. The person who plays Balafon
D. Trumpet
E. None of these - How many persons sit facing the centre?
A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
E. Four - Which of the following pairs are the immediate neighbors of the Flute player?
A. P, V
B. P, R
C. V, R
D. Q, R
E. V, Q
Solution
1. Explanation
3. Answer – 1. Third to the right
4. Answer – 5. T
5. Answer – 2. W, T
2. Explanation
6. Answer – B. U
7. Answer – A. Guitar
8. Answer – C. The person who plays Balafon
9. Answer – E. Four
10. Answer – A. P, V
1. Answer – 3. Q is the aunty of V
2. Answer – 4. V3. Answer – 1. Third to the right
4. Answer – 5. T
5. Answer – 2. W, T
2. Explanation
6. Answer – B. U
7. Answer – A. Guitar
8. Answer – C. The person who plays Balafon
9. Answer – E. Four
10. Answer – A. P, V
Monday, July 31, 2017
THE HINDU EDITORIAL: 28, JULY 2017
The Shift In Bihar
Nitish Kumar’s impending split
from the Mahagathbandhan, or Grand Alliance, in Bihar had been the subject of speculation for months so that when it
came, the only surprise was the swiftness and
finality of the separation from Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal — and of
his embrace of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The sequence of events suggests that
Mr. Kumar had secured the new alliance and
his continuation as Chief Minister before he resigned. This is why the proffered reason for his resignation — the
allegations of corruption against his Deputy Chief Minister and Mr. Prasad’s
son, Tejashwi Yadav — lacked conviction. Mr. Kumar’s record of shifting fast
and loose between allies is a story of political expediency and
it is not entirely clear what political compulsion or personal ambition the
latest move was born of. If it was naive to
believe that in 2013 he led the Janata Dal (United) away from the BJP, with
which he led a coalition government
in Bihar, because of a sudden aversion to
prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and communalism, then it is just as
ingenuous to think that his recent move is a result of a principled fight
against corruption. Surely, Mr. Kumar knew he had teamed up with a party led by
a man convicted for corruption in the fodder scam when he joined hands with Mr. Prasad
to fight the 2015 Bihar Assembly election? The record shows that Mr. Kumar’s rallying cry changes depending on which
political party he chooses to be up against. As Mr. Kumar inched closer to the
BJP, praising demonetisation, supporting its presidential candidate and even
colouring a lotus at a public function, the war on corruption became his
overriding theme once again. While it is likely he will steer the JD(U) on this
political realignment in the days to come, a question mark remains on how long
the new arrangement will last. In the BJP’s take-no-prisoners project to expand
its electoral footprint, a multi-cornered contest in Bihar, on the lines of the
last Lok Sabha election, could be the best-case scenario for the party in 2019.
Will it have any use for the JD(U) then? As for Mr. Kumar, he has since 2005
built a constituency made up of vulnerable subsections of the electorate: women
and the more backward among the Other Backward Classes, Dalits (Mahadalits),
and Muslims (Pasmanda Muslims). These are voters he has sought to tie in to the
development narrative with his various allies and forge winning coalitions.
Whether this tactic has run its course will be known at the next election,
mid-term or otherwise. The gains to the JD(U) from the patch-up are not immediately evident, if
indeed Mr. Kumar sees something more durable than a settling of scores with Mr.
Prasad. What is without doubt is that opposition unity has suffered a setback.
The Mahagathbandhan was perceived as the template for taking on the BJP
nationally — what’s more, there were many people who hoped, and once again
naively, that Mr. Kumar would be at the heart of it.
A crisis of trust
A crisis of trust
During the past week, it became evident that U.S. President Donald
Trump takes a dim view of his Attorney General,
Je Sessions, a man whose appointment to that key role he fought resolutely for in the face of serious
objections. This is not a clash of egos, but another instance of Mr. Trump’sdisdain for constitutional propriety regarding conflicts of interest
and the murky issue of Russia’s
influence on the 2016 presidential election. The current episode dates back
four months, to when Mr. Sessions recused himself
from the FBI’s inquiry into whether Moscow had interfered in the election.
Although Mr. Trump at the time dismissed the notion that such action was called
for, Mr. Sessions’s recusal was consistent with settled norms and with his own reassurances
on Capitol Hill that he would
consider being removed from any process where he thought his “impartiality
might reasonably be questioned”. The President’s anger at the FBI investigation
then swelled, leading to the abrupt firing of the Bureau’s Director
James Comey in May. Mr. Comey had previously told the House of Representatives’
Intelligence Committee that the FBI was investigating whether the Trump
campaign coordinated with Russia during the election. Since July 24, Mr. Trump
has stepped up his public attacks on Mr. Sessions, describing the recusal as
“very unfair”, and suggesting that Mr. Sessions showed bias in favour of
Democratic election rival Hillary Clinton by not probing her
emails as he should have. Observers are not surprised that Mr. Trump, a man of
his own making, has shown himself to be comfortable with a casual approach
toward conflicts of interest. Yet what they may not have anticipated is the extent to which his
desire to protect the personal interests of his family and the business
interests of the Trump Organization could eventually lead to a chasm between the White House and the
Republican Party. After all, many among the party’s traditional conservatives
believe firmly in the established traditions of checks and balances within the
government system and would view the suspected Russian meddling through the
lens of fiercepatriotism. The clearest
indication that trust is fraying between
the Oval Office and Capitol Hill is the fact that Representatives this week
passed a tough sanctions bill with proposed measures targeting Moscow, by an overwhelming 419-3 vote. This would hamper
Mr. Trump’s strategy of extending the hand of friendship to Vladimir Putin. Mr.
Trump can ill afford such a trust de- cit, especially when his own officials
appear to be uncertain over their boss plans. This would apply, for instance,
to Defence Secretary James Mattis, who was on vacation when Mr. Trump
unexpectedly announced a ban on transgender persons in the military.
WORDS/ VOCABULARY
1) Impending
Meaning: Be about to happen.
Example: My impending departure.
Synonyms: Imminent, Forthcoming
2) Speculation
Meaning: The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm
evidence.
Example: There has been widespread speculation that he plans to
quit.
Synonyms: Conjecture, Theorizing
3) Swiftness
Meaning: Lack of delay; promptness.
Example: Researchers were impressed with the swiftness of
responses.
Synonyms: Suddenness, Abruptness
Antonyms: Lateness, Tardiness
4) Alliance
Meaning: A union or association formed for mutual benefit,
especially between countries or organizations.
Example: A defensive alliance between Australia and New Zealand.
Synonyms: Association, Union
Antonyms: Distance, Separation
5) Proffered
Meaning: Hold out or put forward (something) to someone for
acceptance.
Example: She proffered a glass of wine.
Synonyms: Offer, Tender
Antonyms: Refuse, Withdraw
6) Expediency
Meaning: The quality of being convenient and practical despite
possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
Example: An act of political expediency.
Synonyms: Convenience, Advantage
Antonyms: Disadvantage
7) Naive
Meaning: (Of a person or action) showing a lack of experience,
wisdom, or judgement.
Example: The rather naive young man had been totally misled.
Synonyms: Innocent, Unsophisticated
Antonyms: Experienced, Worldly
8) Coalition
Meaning: A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of
political parties forming a government.
Example: A coalition between Liberals and Conservatives.
Synonyms: Alliance, Union, Partnership
9) Aversion
Meaning: A strong dislike or disinclination.
Example: They made plain their aversion to the use of force.
Synonyms: Disinclination, Abhorrence
Antonyms: Liking, Inclination, Desire
10) Fodder
Meaning: Food, especially dried hay or straw, for cattle and other
livestock.
Example: Young people ending up as factory fodder.
11) Scam
Meaning: A dishonest scheme; a fraud.
Example: An insurance scam.
Synonyms: Fraud, Swindle
12) Rallying
Meaning: The action or process of coming together to support a
person or cause.
Example: The rallying of ethnic minorities to form a new
opposition party.
13) Patch up
Meaning: To try to improve a relationship after there have been
problems.
Example: Jackie and Bill are still trying to patch up their
marriage.
14) Attorney
Meaning: A person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for
another in business or legal matters.
Example: She’s an attorney who advises companies about mergers and
takeovers.
Synonyms: Lawyer, Legal practitioner
15) Resolutely
Meaning: In an admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
manner.
Example: She resolutely refused to be bullied by those around her.
16) Disdain
Meaning: The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of
one’s consideration or respect.
Example: Her upper lip curled in disdain.
Synonyms: Contempt, Scorn
Antonyms: Admiration, Respect
17) Propriety
Meaning: Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of
behaviour or morals.
Example: He always behaved with the utmost propriety.
Synonyms: Decorum, Decency
Antonyms: Impropriety, Indecorum
18) Murky
Meaning: Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Example: The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling.
Synonyms: Dark, Grey
Antonyms: Bright, Sunny
19) Recused
Meaning: Challenge
(a judge or juror) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a
potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
Example: He was recused when he referred to the corporation as ‘a
bunch of villains.
20) Capitol
Meaning: A building in which a US state government meets.
Example: The Oklahoma State Capitol.
21) Swelled
Meaning: Become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or
volume.
Example: The low murmur swelled to a roar.
Synonyms: Increase, Enlarge
Antonyms: Decrease, Wane
22) Abrupt
Meaning: Sudden and unexpected.
Example: I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject.
Synonyms: Sudden, Immediate
Antonyms: Gradual, Unhurried
23) Probing
Meaning: Explore or examine (something), especially with the hands
or an instrument.
Example: Hands probed his body from top to bottom.
Synonyms: Examine, Poke
24) Anticipated
Meaning: Regard as probable; expect or predict.
Example: She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre.
Synonyms: Expect, Foresee
Antonyms: Dread
25) Chasm
Meaning: A deep fissure in the earth’s surface.
Example: A chasm a mile long.
Synonyms: Gorge, Canyon
26) Fierce
Meaning: Having or displaying a violent or ferocious
aggressiveness.
Example: Fierce fighting continued throughout the day.
Synonyms: Ferocious, Savage
Antonyms: Tame, Mild
27) Fraying
Meaning: (Of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at
the edge, typically through constant rubbing.
Example: cheap fabric soon frays.
Synonyms: Unravel, Wear
28) Overwhelming
Meaning: Very great in amount.
Example: His party won overwhelming support.
Synonyms: Very large, Profuse
Antonyms: Small
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International Summits: Static Awareness
International Summits in 2016-17
| Summits | Location Year Headquarters |
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| BRICS Summits | Countries (5) - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
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| G-20 Summits | Headquarters - Cancún, Mexico Establishment - 20 August 2003 Chairperson- Angela Merkel, Total Member Countries- 20 Countries = Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom United States, European Union
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| G-7 Annual Summits (Earlier it was G8, Now Russia suspended Temporarily) | Establishment - 1975 Group of Seven Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada.
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| SAARC Summits (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) | Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal Formation - 16 January, 1987 First holder - Abul Ahsan Secretary General– Arjun Bahadur Thapa Countries (8)– Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka SAARC Summit Held –
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| ASEAN Summits (Association of South East Asian Nation) | Headquarters - Jakarta, Indonesia Establishment - 8 August 1967 Total Countries – 10 (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Secretary General – Le Luong Minh (Vietnam) Chairman - Philippines Rodrigo Duterte Summits held –
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| East Asia Summit (EAS) | Establishment - 1991 by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Countries: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States, Vietnam
Summits Held –
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| IBSA Summits | Headquarters - Stafford St, Abbotsford, Victoria Established – 6th June, 2003 IBSA Dialogue Forum – India, Brazil, South Africa.
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| APEC Summits (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) | Headquarters – Singapore Establishment - 1989 Total Countries – (Australia, Canada, Brunei, Chile, china, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Vietnam). These are total 21 countries. Executive Director – Alan Bollard Summit Held –
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| BIMSTEC Summits (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation | Headquarters – Dhaka Establishment - 6 June 1997 Chairmanship – Nepal (since 2014) Total Countries - Bangladesh, India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia Summits Held –
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| Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) (2010) | Establishment – 2009 Total Countries – 58 Countries European Union members represented by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission only (as observer) Summits Held -
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| OPEC International Seminar | Headquarters - Vienna, Austria Establishment - 1960, Baghdad Secretary General - Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo Total Countries – (Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela). OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 6th International OPEC – Veinna, Austria |
| NATO | Headquarters - Brussels, Belgium Establishment - 4 April, 1949 Secretary General - Jens Stoltenberg Total Member Countries - 28 NATO – North Atlantic treaty Organization Summit Held in –
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| Asian development Bank meeting | Headquarters - Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines Establishment - 19 December 1966 President - Takehiko Nakao Total Member Countries - 67 countries ADB – Asian Development Bank
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| Earth Hour |
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| NAM Summit | Headquarters - Jakarta, Indonesia Establishment – 1961, Belgrade Secretary General - Nicolás Maduro Total Member Countries - 120 countries NAM Summit Full Form – Non-Allied Moment
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| Global Insurance Summit | · 8th Global insurance Summit Was held in 2015 – Mumbai |
| CHOGM Summit | Establishment – 1907 Chairman - Joseph Muscat Total Members Countries – 52 countries CHOGM Full Form – Common Wealth Heads of
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| UN Climate Change Summit | Meetings :-
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| 22nd CII Partnership Summit & 1stSunrise AP Investment Meet | Headquarters - New Delhi, India Establishment – 1895 Executive Vice Chairperson - Shobana Kamineni Place - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| India Investment Summit | Date - 4th and 5th February, 2016 Place - New Delhi |
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