Input Output: Reasoning

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Direction (1 - 5): Study the given information and answer the following questions:

(All the numbers are two digit numbers)

Input : 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19

1. Step I: butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now
2. Step II: cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell now
3. Step III: extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell now
4. Step IV: fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 86 92 now
5. Step V: made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 now
6. Step VI: now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92
7. Step VII: salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

Current Affairs September 27, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Indian Navy commissions INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft at MumbaiOn 26th September 2017, INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FAC) was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command at the Naval Dockyard, in Mumbai.
i.INS Tarasa is 50 m long.It is powered by three water jets, with speed more than 35 knots (65 km/hr).It is equipped with a 30 mm main gun and several light, medium and heavy machine guns.
ii.INS Tarasa was built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.This is the last Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FAC) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
iii.This is the second ship of the Indian Navy to be named INS Tarasa. The first INS Tarasa was in service of the Navy from 1999 to 2014.

Coding And Decoding: Quiz

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1. In a certain code ENGLISH is written as FMHKJRI. How is OCTOBER written in that code?

(a) PBUNCDS 

(b) PBUCNSD 

(c) BPUNCSD

(d) PBUCNDS 

(e) None of these

2. If a 'truck' is called 'train', 'train' is called 'tractor', 'tractor' is called 'ship', 'ship' is called 'aeroplane', 'aeroplane' is called 'bulldozer' and bulldozer' is called 'scooter' which of the following can fly?

(a) Ship 

(b) Aeroplane 

(c) Bulldozer

(d) Tractor 

(e) None of these

3. In a certain code language 'te da ka ni' means 'intelligence is in genes', 'se po lo ni' means, 'genes are not responsible' and 'ba da fu te' means 'intelligence is through experience'. What does 'ka' stand for in that code language?

(a) genes

(b) through

(c) intelligence 

(d) in

(e) responsible

Current Affairs September 26, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Prime Minister launches Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana ‘Saubhagya’
On 25^th September 2017, Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi launched a new scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –‘Saubhagya’, to carry out electrification of all households in India.
Saubhagya:
i.The total budget for this project is Rs.16,320 crore. Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) provided is Rs.12,320 crore.
ii.The budget allocated for the rural households is Rs.14,025 crore. For which, GBS is Rs.10,587.50 crore.
iii.Budget allocated for urban households is Rs.2,295 crore. For which, GBS is Rs.1,732.50 crore.
iv.All the States and Union Territories should complete household electrification by 31^st December 2018.
v.The beneficiaries for free electricity connection would be identified using Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.
The aim of this Scheme is:

·         Environmental upgradation by eliminating Kerosene usage for lighting

·         Improvement of education, health services and communication

·         Increasing economic activities and jobs

·         Improvement of quality of life particularly for women

About Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC):
Headquarters – New Delhi
Chairman & MD – Mr.P.V.Ramesh Babu….

2nd India-Indonesia Biennial Trade Ministers’ Forum Meeting held in New Delhi
On 25th September 2017, the 2nd India-Indonesia Biennial Trade Ministers’ Forum Meeting was held in New Delhi.
2nd India-Indonesia Biennial Trade Ministers’ Forum:
i. Mr.Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, and Mr.Enggartiasto Lukita, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia participated in the meet.
ii. Higher Officials from both the countries also participated.
iii. Both the Ministers decided on arranging meeting of ‘the Working Group on Trade & Investment’, ‘the Working Group on Trade Facilitation & Remedies’ and ‘Meeting of Regulators’.
iv. Opportunities for joint ventures, textile machinery manufacturing, textile parks and Special Economic Zones were discussed.
v. Mr.Suresh Prabhu suggested Indonesia to make use of ‘Make in India’, ‘Invest India’ and ‘Start-up India’ initiatives.
About Indonesia:
i. Capital – Jakarta
ii. Currency – Indonesian rupiah
iii. Official language – Indonesian
iv. President – Mr.Joko Widodo

Updated List of Brand Ambassadors: Static Awareness

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We are providing you the complete list of Brand Ambassadors. 

This is useful for upcoming exams RBI Grade B, NICL AO Mains, Dena Bank, IBPS PO 2017, SSC CGL 2017, SSC CHSL 2017, IBPS Clerk 2017, IBPS RRB 2017.

Ratio and Proportion: Quiz

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Q1. Half the girls and one-third of the boys of a college reside in the hostel. What fractional part of the student body is hostel dwellers if the total number of girls in the college is 100 and is one-fourth of the total strength?   

(a) Two-fifths 

(b) Five-twelfths 

(c) One-fifth 

(d) Three-eights 

(e) None of these

Q2. The monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio of 4 : 5 and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio of 7 : 9. If each saves Rs. 50 a month, then what are their monthly incomes? 

(a) Rs. 100, Rs. 125

(b) Rs. 200, Rs. 250

(c) Rs. 300, Rs. 375 

(d) Rs. 400, Rs. 500 

(e) None of these

Current Affairs September 25, 2017

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Indian Affairs

TRIFED organised National Workshop on Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce

On 25th September 2017, TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India) organised a National Workshop on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produce (MFP), in New Delhi.
National Workshop on Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Procedure:
i. Minister of Tribal Affairs Mr.Jual Oram inaugurated the workshop.
ii. Ministers of State for Tribal Affairs Mr.Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor and Mr.Sudarshan Bhagat were present in the occasion.
iii. The workshop was conducted in order to expand the Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Procedure scheme throughout India.
iv. Currently, this scheme is carried out in 9 states.
TRIFED Signs MoU with Amazon for online sale of tribal products:
i. TRIFED has signed an MOU with Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd for sale of tribal products through e-commerce venture www.amazon.in.
ii. “TRIBES INDIA” showrooms managed by TRIFED has 42 retail outlets and 13 tie-up stores with State level Emporiums in various parts of India.

Current Affairs September 23, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Narendra Modi’s visit to Varanasi, inaugurates 17 projects, lays foundation stone for six more

On 22^nd and 23^rd September 2017, Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi visited Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and inaugurated 17 projects. He digitally laid foundation stones for 6 more projects.
Mr.Modi dedicated Deendayal Hastkala Sankul to the Nation:
i.Mr.Modi inaugurated the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, a Trade Facilitation Centre, at Bada Lalpur, Varanasi.The facility has been named after former BJP President Mr.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
ii.The Prime Minister dedicated it to the nation.It focuses on handicrafts.
Mr.Modi flaged off Mahamana Express between Varanasi and Vadodara:
i.Mr.Modi flagged off the Vadodara-Varanasi weekly express remotely through a video link.
Mr.Modi inaugurated banking services of the Utkarsh Bank:
i.Mr.Modi inaugurated banking services of the Utkarsh Bank in Varanasi.
ii.He also laid foundation stone for the headquarters building of the bank.This bank focuses on micro-finance.
Jal Ambulance and Jal Shav Vahini service launched:
i.Mr.Modi launched the service of four water ambulances and four coffin carrying boats remotely through video link.
ii.They are named Jal Ambulance service, and Jal Shav Vahan respectively.
Mr.Modi released postal stamp on Ramayana:
i.Mr.Modi released a postage stamp on different aspects of Lord Ram’s life at the Tulsi Manas Mandir, in Varanasi.

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise “Pralay Sahayam” held in Secunderabad
On 23rd September 2017, ‘Pralay Sahayam’, a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise was held in Secunderabad.
Pralay Sahayam:

Current Affairs September 22, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Government plans ‘lab on boat’ for analysing Brahmaputra river
On 20th September 2017, the Department of Biotechnology announced ‘lab on boat’ project for biological analysis of the Bramhaputra river.
Lab on boat:
i. The Department of Biotechnology has announced 3 projects for the North East India.
ii. The projects would have mobile laboratories on boat, on the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries. They would also provide access to the local research institutions.
iii. This is the first time the Ministry of Science and Technology is dedicating boats for the research of a river.
iv. Bramhaputra Biodiversity Biology Boat (B4) project:
· This project is focused on the Brahmaputra river’s biodiversity and biology.
· Currently Rs.50 crore has been allocated for the B4 project.
· The first laboratory under B4 project will cover Pasighat, Dibrugarh, Neemati, Tejpur and Guwahati regions in Assam.
· Project B4 would start by the end of 2017.

VASTRA 2017: An International Textile and Apparel Fair 2017
On 21st – 24th September 2017, VASTRA 2017 – International Textile and Apparel Fair was held at the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
VASTRA 2017:
i. This is the 6th edition of VASTRA.
ii. VASTRA was started in 2012.
iii. The fair was organised by Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. (RIICO) and co-organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
iv. The fair exhibits the finest and latest textile products ranging from fibre to fashion, services and technology.
v. Main focus of the fair is to create business opportunities.
vi. This is the best opportunity for business persons to enter into joint ventures.
vii. VASTRA 2017, has retail sales apart from business forums. The first three days of the fair is dedicated for business opportunities. The last day is allocated for retail sales. So that, merchants can directly meet customers.
About Rajasthan:
i. Capital – Jaipur

Current Affairs September 21, 2017

Indian Affairs

Law Ministry approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017
On 18th September 2017, Law Ministry approved the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2017, in New Delhi.

Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2017:
i.The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2017 would enable the government to seize the property of economic offenders and defaulters who escape from India, through a new provision.
ii.According to the law, a ‘fugitive economic offender’, means an individual against whom an arrest warrant has been issued for an economic offence and the person has escaped from the country and refuses to return to face criminal prosecution.
iii.Before the bill is introduced in Lok Sabha in the winter session of Parliament a ‘Saving Clause’ would be added in the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2017

ONGC discovers oil in Arabian Sea near Mumbai offshore
On 20th September 2017, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) made a significant oil discovery near Mumbai High in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai.

Current Affairs September 20, 2017

Indian Affairs

Cabinet Approvals on 20th September 2017
The union Minister chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has made approvals for different category on 20th Sept. 2017.

• Cabinet approves introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, as union cabinet chairman has given  approval for beginning of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament subject to modifications of drafting or significant nature, if any, as may be considered necessary by the Legislative Department by amending the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948).

• Cabinet approves revamped ‘Khelo India’ programme

A revamped ‘Khelo India’ scheme has been approved by union cabiner. There may be 1,000 selected athletes will receive an annual scholarship of Rs5 lakh each for eight years under this scheme.

The program aims to cover about 200 million children in the age group of 10-18 under a massive national physical fitness drive.

• Cabinet apprised of the progress under National Health Mission and decisions of the Empowered Programme Committee and Mission Steering Group of NHM 

The Union Cabinet has been apprised of the progress under National Health Mission (NHM). The Cabinet was also approved  the decisions of the Empowered Programme Committee (EPC) and Mission Steering Group (MSG) of NHM.  National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) became two sub-missions under the overarching NHM.

IBPS PO Pre Admit Card 2017 Out: Download

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IBPS PO 2017 PRE ADMIT CARD & CALL LETTER

IBPS has released the online exam call letter (Admit Card) for the post of IBPS Probationary Officers 2017-18. All the students who have applied for IBPS PO can download the call letters by clicking on the link provided below. 

Current Affairs September 19, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Jharkhand Government launches Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana
On September 17,2017 Jharkhand Government launched the “Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana”  at  Ulihatu Village ,Khunti district of Jharkhand. BJP President Amit Shah along with Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das launched the initiative.
The scheme aims at developing the  villages of freedom fighters in the state . Ulihatu Village is  the birth place of freedom fighter and Jharkhand’s tribal icon, Birsa Munda.
Benefits of Shaheed Gram vikas yojana:-
i. villages of many tribal freedom fighters will be developed and their habitants will be provided basic amenities. Amit shah gave away gas connections, solar lamps to some of the beneficiaries.
ii.136 pucca houses will be built. Development in this area was sluggish due to left wing extremism.

Tripura is first state to set up district family welfare committees
On September 18,2017 ,Tripura became the first state in the country to set up family welfare district committees to deal with the issue of fake and biased complaints by women against their husbands, in-laws and husband’s relatives.

These committees have been formed as per the directives if supreme court. State Governor Tathagata Roy in the presence of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and other high dignitaries formally launched the family welfare committees in all eight districts in Tripura.
The working mechanism  of these committees:-
i. The family welfare district committees may comprise para-legal volunteers or social workers or retired officers or even the wives of serving officers,
ii. The panel members will not be called as witnesses if the police or magistrate decide to investigate a particular case.
iii. After filing of complaint by a woman against her husband, in-laws and husband’s relatives, the district family welfare committees would scrutinise the complaint, try to mitigate and mediate between the two sides to settle the dispute
iv. After the district family welfare committees have submitted their report, the police officials would start appropriate legal action. The police action will follow if the case is genuine.

Banking Awareness: IBPS PO/ RRB PO 1

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These Banking questions will help you in preparing for other upcoming banking recruitment examination.

Q1. BCSBI was set up to ensure that the common person as a consumer of financial services from the banking Industry is in no way at a disadvantageous position and really gets what he/she has been promised. BCSBI stands for-?

(a) Branch Codes and Standards Board of India

(b) Banking Codes and Stability Board of India

(c) Banking Codes and Standards Bank of Industry

(d) Banking Codes and Society Board of Investment

(e) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

Q2. When was the currency system in India converted into the decimal system?

(a) April 01st 1959

(b) April 01st 1957

(c) April 01st 1955

(d) April 01st 1953

(e) April 01st 1951

Q3. Which of the following field Dalal Street in Mumbai is famous?

(a) NABARD

(b) Stock Exchange

(c) RBI

(d) SEBI

(e) Commerce and industry ministry

Q4. Deposits which can be withdrawn by a customer without notice is called?

(a) Time Deposits

(b) Demand Deposits

(c) Variable Deposits

(d) Low-cost Deposits

(e) None of the given options is true

English Quiz: IBPS PO, Clerk/ RRB PO/ SBI PO2017

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                         Today's quiz covers three important topics that are for sure expected in Bank Exams. If one gets a good grip of these topics, then they can have an advantage over others. It is very important for you to understand what to pick and what not to.

Directions (Q.1 to 5): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the question given below them.

A) Japanese toys, for instance, are in great demand despite the heavy import duty.

B) The toys that they produce are almost without exception, of inferior quality.

C) Their manufacturers here need to be reminded of this.

D) The two toy-libraries in Mumbai also rely largely on foreign-made toys.

E) But making them is no child’s play

F) Toys are meant for children.

G) Not surprisingly, many parents prefer to buy the imported variety even though these are usually much more expensive.

1. Which of the following will be be the THIRD sentence?

1) C        2) B        3) D        4) E        5) G

2. Which of the following will be be the LAST sentence?

1) C        2) D        3) B        4) E        5) G

3. Which of the following will be be the FIRST sentence?

1) E        2) G        3) A        4) F        5) B

Current Affairs September 18, 2017

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Indian Affairs

Home Minister launches Intelligence wing of Sashastra Seema Bal and WARB app
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched first Intelligence Wing of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Welfare & Rehabilita tion Board (WARB) App in New Delhi authorized to Protect the shared borders of India with Nepal and Bhutan. It has been confirmed as the Lead Intelligence Agency (LIA) for both the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders.
Need of Intelligence Wing of SSB  :-
i.SSB Director General Archana Ramasundaram informed that Intelligence Wing of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is used to prevent criminals and smugglers from taking advantage of the friendly borders with Nepal and Bhutan.
ii.The intelligence wing will have 650 field and staff agents to gather information about these borders frequently used by criminals and Kashmiri terrorists returning from Pakistan.
Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB) App :-
Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB) App implements to facilitate retired CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) and Assam Rifles personnel to get their grievances redressed, then can look for skill development training through National Skill Development Corporation under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna, re-employment and other relevant important information.

INS Garhial carries relief material under ‘operation Insaniyat’ for Rohingya refugees
India will be started ‘operation Insaniyat’ by INS Garhial to help Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugees. Indian Navy will carry around 86 thousand family packs as relief material in the ongoing operation.

·         The ship will be expected to reach Chittagong on 25th of this month. The ship carries relief material consisting of rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, biscuits and mosquito nets will be provided to the affected people.

·         On 14th and 15th of September ,A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force delivered around 107 tonnes of relief material for Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh in two sorties to Chittagong.

Each jute bag based family pack has rations, toiletries and mosquito net. These have been handed over to District administration in Cox Bazar for distribution to refugees.

Quantative Aptitude IBPS PO/RRB PO/ SBI PO

Q-1: Mayur weighs twice as much as Shweta. Shweta’s weight is 60% of Deepika’s weight. Rakesh weighs 50% of Vikas’s weight. Vikas weighs 190% of Mayur’s weight. Which of these people weighs the least ?

A. Mayur

B. Deepika

C. Shweta

D. Rakesh

E. None of these

Q-2: Two numbers are in the ratio P : Q. When 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, the ratio gets changed to R/S. Again, when 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, it becomes 1/2. Find the sum of P and Q?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

E. None of these

Q-3: Efficiency of Asha is 25% more than Usha and Usha takes 25 days to complete a piece of work. Asha started the work alone and then Usha joined her 5 days before completion of the work. For how many days Asha worked alone?

A. 13 days

B. 11 days

C. 10 days

D. 15 days

High Level Puzzles- IBPS PO/ RRB PO/ SBI PO

Set – 1:

Gaurav, Optimus, Dixit, Fighter, Abhinav and Nirmal were born in different months-March, April, May, June, and July and August, not necessarily in the same order. All of them have different years of birth- 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995, though not respectively.

(A)Fighter was born neither in the month of July nor in April but was born in the year 1992.

(B)A person who is born in 1995, is born either in June or in March. Optimus is born neither in 1994 nor 1993 but was born in the month of august.

(C)Gaurav who was born in the month of June, has his year of birth either 1994 or 1993. A person

Current Affairs September 17, 2017

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INTERNATIONAL

30th Anniversary of Montreal protocol and 23rd World Ozone Day Celebrated

30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol and 23rd World Ozone Day was observed on 16th September 2017. 

• The theme for the year 2017 is ‘Caring for all life under the Sun’.
• The year 2017 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Points to Remember:

• The Montreal Protocol is one of the most successful global environmental treaties, the implementation of which has not only led to the phase-out of around 98% of ozone depleting chemicals, but also averted more than 135 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
• The Montreal Protocol is the only environmental treaty which enjoys universal ratification of 197 UN member countries.

German citizenship is ranked the most valuable in the world

Not only do Germans have the most powerful passports in the world, they also have the highest quality of citizenship, according to a new report.

• The consultancy Henley & Partners’ first Quality of Nationality Index (QNI) ranks the value of 161 nations’ citizenship on a scale of 0 to 100%.
• European nations dominated the top 20 spots.

New Pattern Reasoning: Quiz

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

Lalit, Gopal, Mahesh, Nitin, Deepak, Tarun, Ashish and Vishnu are sitting around a circular table at equal distance between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the persons are facing the center while some others are facing outside (i.e. in a direction opposite to the center.)
(Note: Same direction means that if one person is facing the center then the other person is also facing the center and vice versa. Opposite direction means that if one person is facing the center then the other person is facing outside and vice versa.)
Deepak sits second to the right of Ashish. Ashish faces the center. Gopal sits third to the left of Deepak. Deepak and Gopal face opposite directions. Immediate neighbors Gopal faces the center. Mahesh sits second to the right of Gopal. Vishnu sits on the immediate left of Mahesh. Lalit sits second to the left of Nitin. Nitin faces the same direction as Gopal. Nitin is not an immediate neighbor of Ashish. Immediate neighbors of Deepak face opposite directions (i.e opposite directions means if one neighbor faces the center the other neighbor faces outside and vice versa).