Happy Bhai Dooj

Dear Readers,

Bhai Dooj, Bhaiya Dooj or Bhau Beej is celebrated on the fifth day of Diwali. This special day marks the end of the auspicious festival. This festival is celebrated by Hindus and is similar to Raksha Bandhan. Bhai Dooj falls in the month of Kartika according to Hindu calendar. This festival is celebrated all around the globe with lot of zeal, enthusiasm and pampering. Bhai Dooj is similar to Raksha Bandhan and on this day sisters pray for their brothers well-being and apply red tilak on their foreheads. On the other hand, brothers promise to take care of their lovely behenas.

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.

Current Affairs September 8, 2017

Dear Readers'

INTERNATIONAL

1. Mongolian Cabinet Has to Resign

Mongolian lawmakers have voted to dismiss the Prime Minister and his Cabinet for alleged incompetence and corruption related to the signing of government contracts with companies linked to three Cabinet members.

• A majority of lawmakers from the ruling Mongolian People's Party joined members of the opposition to pass the motion demanding that Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat and his 14-month-old Cabinet resign over the granting of contracts worth 328 million US Dollars.
• The MPP controls 65 seats in the 76 member Great Hural, with the opposition Democratic Party and independents sharing the remainder. Out of 73 lawmakers present during the voting, 33 from the MPP and nine opposition and independent lawmakers voted for the dismissal.
• Parliament is expected appoint a new Cabinet and Prime Minister in 45 days, and the current officials will continue serving in the interim.

Arrangement Puzzel :Quiz

Direction (Ques 1 - 5) - Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

• There are 9 people namely Anamika, Bhim, Carom, Deepika, Elli, Faraha, Gopal, Hemant and Ishita sitting around a circular table out of which some are females and some are males. 
• Some are facing towards the centre and some are facing away from the centre. The following information is known about them. 
• Elli’s neighbours face in same direction as that of Carom’s sister who is sitting to the immediate right of Carom. 
• The female sitting between Bhim and Deepika is not Elli. Elli sits fourth to the right of Faraha.  Faraha’s spouse is Bhim.
• Ishita sits exactly between Gopal and Carom and they face in opposite directions.  Gopal is a male sitting with two females and one of them has husband facing towards the centre who is sitting third to the left of Bhim.

Machine Input Output: Quiz

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

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

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?

(a) Uncle
(b) Father
(c) Maternal Uncle
(d) Grandfather
(e) None of these

Quant: Quiz

Directions (1-5): What value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

1. [(87.5)^2 – (12.5)^2]/75 = ?
(a) 75
(b) 80
(c) 85
(d) 100
(e) 120

Tricks and Short-cuts: Part 1

Multiplication using multiples
12 x 15
= 12 x 5 x 3
= 60 x 3
= 180

Multiplication by distribution 
12 x 17
= (12 x 10) + (12 x 7) —> 12 is multiplied to both 10 & 7
= 120 + 84
= 204

Current Affairs 19th August, 2017

INTERNATIONAL

1. Emma Stone Named as 2017’s Highest-Paid Female Actor

Emma Stone has been named Hollywood’s best-paid female actor in Forbes’ annual list of top earners.

• The 28-year-old made $26m in the last 12 months, the majority of which was earned from her Oscar-winning performance in the musical romance La La Land. The film made over $445m worldwide.
• Stone was closely followed by Jennifer Aniston with $25.5m, yet the majority of Aniston’s earnings have come from endorsements, such as SmartWater and Emirates airlines.
• Last year’s no 1, Jennifer Lawrence, is in third place with $24m.

Current Affairs 15th August, 2017

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

1. World Health Organisation declares Somalia free of polio

The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it had not recorded any case of polio disease in Somalia in the last three years, declaring the country polio free.

The WHO said the country recorded the last case of polio in 2014 in the central part of the country but has since then remained free of the paralyzing disease.

The UN health agency, however, warned Somalia remained vulnerable, calling for continued vaccination campaign.

The head of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean, which covers Somalia, Mohamed Fiqi said that massive vaccination campaigns and commitment from government and international actors had ensured the polio virus did not recur in the Horn of Africa country.

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

Biology- The Nervous System

•  The Central Nervous System (CNS) includes the brain and spinal cord.
• The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) connects the CNS to other parts of the body, and is composed of nerves(bundles of neurons)

The Neuron

Nervous tissue is composed of two main cell types: neurons and glial cells. 

Neurons transmit nerve messages. Glial cells are in direct contact with neurons and often surround them.

The neuron is the functional unit of the nervous system.

Humans have about 100 billion neurons in their brain alone.

Functions of the three parts of a neuron:

• Axon: It conducts messages away from the cell body.
• Dendrite: It receives information from axon of another cell and conducts the messages towards the cell body.
• Cell body: It contains nucleus, mitochondria, and other organelles. It is mainly concerned with the maintenance and growth.

Synapses

• The junction between a nerve cell and another cell is called a Synapse.
• The space between two cells is known as the synaptic cleft.
• The function between two neurons is called a ‘ganglion’.

SSC- CGL 2017 Call Letter Out

SSC (Staff Selection Commission) has released the Admit Card for the biggest examination SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) Exam 2017. Exam will be held from 5th August to 24th August 2017.

SSC CGL Tier 1 Pattern

This is CBE (computer based examination). There are 4 sections in the Tier 1 exam of SSC CGL 2017, with 100 questions which account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:

Section	Subject	No of Questions	Max Marks	Exam Duration
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	60 minutes
2	General Awareness	25	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
	Total	100	200

Note:

• There is a negative marking of 0.5 marks in all sections.
• The duration of exam is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

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Current Affairs July 19, 2017

1. Nelson Mandela International Day – 18 July

Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is celebrated every year on 18th July to honour the former Nobel Prize winner.
•    The United Nations officially declared this day in November 2009. Mandela was former President of South Africa.
 

2. Kolkata to host global business meet in Nov

The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with the West Bengal government, will host Horasis Asia Meeting, a global business meet, in Kolkata in November.
•    The two-day business meet, starting November 26, will focus on sustainable business practices in various areas, including power and energy, said Shashwat Goenka, President, ICC.
•    Goenka has been recently elected President of the industry body.
 

3. RBI has set up an Enforcement Department (EFD)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have set up an Enforcement Department (EFD).

•    EFD would serve as a centralised department to speed up regulatory compliance.
•    EFD has been set up to separate those who oversee the possible rule breaches and those who decide on punitive actions so that enforcement process operates fairly and is evidence based.
•    The EFD has become functional with effect from April 03, 2017.
 

4. India is among the fastest growing economies: World Bank

According to the World Bank's latest edition of the Global Economic Prospects, India is the fourth fastest growing economy in the world.
•    The World Bank has pegged India's growth rate at 7.2 for the current year on the back of rising export and increase in government spending.
•    In terms of growth rate, India is placed behind smaller economies of Estonia, Uzbekistan and Nepal.
 

5. Venkaiah’s portfolios distributed between Smriti Irani, Tomar

The portfolios of M. Venkaiah Naidu, the vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance, were reallocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
•    Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani was given additional charge of Information and Broadcasting, while Rural Development Minister Narendra Tomar took over the Urban Development Ministry.
 

6. J&K bags best award in adventure tourism destination

The J&K Tourism Department has received the award  in the category of 'Best Adventure Tourism Destination and Eco-Tourism Destination' at a 3-Day event organized by Indian International Travel Mart, Chennai.
•    Deputy Director Tourism (Publicity) Peerzada Zahoor who was representing the J&K State received the award.
•    During the Travel Mart, J&K stall which was beautifully decorated attracted huge visitors mostly locals and travel agents.

7. Indian Oil bags WPC Excellence Award

Leading oil marketing company Indian Oil has bagged the WPC Excellence Award for its innovative and ground-breaking INDMAX technology at 22nd edition of the World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul.
•    Sanjiv Singh, Chairman, Indian Oil and SSV Ramakumar, Director (R&D) received the award from Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, former Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar.

8. Hollywood Actor Martin Landau passes away

OSCAR-winning actor Martin Landau has died at the age of 89 after suffering “unexpected complications”.
•    The star of the 1960s television series Mission: Impossible made a late-career comeback with an Academy Award-winning performance in the 1994 film Ed Wood.

                                   

Phrase analysis: English

Phrase analysis

Phrase analysis is an important step in the study of English language.  Phrases plays very important role in packing information.  This analysis is important in understanding long sentences.   After phrase analysis we study clause analysis. 

Phrase is a part of a sentence but doesn't give full meaning.  For example, the phrase "in the sky" is a phrase in the sentence "The birds are flying in the sky".  Phrases does't contain Finite Verbs.  


Finite verb: Finite verbs have subjects and a sense of completeness.  They may be simple or compound and are said to have NUMBER and PERSON, which they take from their SUBJECTS.  

Non - Finite Verb: Non - Finite Verbs do not have subjects or a sense of completeness.  Nor are they said to have number or person although, most of them, like finite verbs, do have tense.  Thye cannot be used to make a clause, but can be used to make phrases.  



Types of phrases:
There are nine different kinds of phrases.

A. Noun Phrase: 
A noun phrase is made up of a noun and its accompanying modifiers. It is the most frequently used phrase to pack information.  A simple noun can be heavily modified with adjective, post modification clauses
Structure of Noun Phrase:

Noun Phrase (NP) = determiners + (pre-modifiers) + noun + (post-modifiers)
Jaya Prakash, India, The top of the building, The girl who went in just now, The boy in blue shirt, A rumour that his resignation had been demanded spread among the employees.

B. Adjective Phrase: 
The adjective phrase describes a quality or an attribute in the phrase and functions as an adjective. In the following sentences, if there is more than one adjective in the sentence then they are taken consecutively and constitute a phrase - (handsome young man, annoying French girl)
Structure of Adjective Phrase (Adj. P) = (pre-modifiers) + adjective + (post-modifiers)
very tall, extremely busy, large enough.


C. Verb Phrase: 
The predicate of a sentence is always made up of the verb phrase and its complements. The main verb in a sentence can take on several auxiliary verbs or models thus forming a verb phrase.
Structure of Verb Phrase (VP) = (helping verbs) + full verb.
She laughed, I am working, We have been waiting for the results, She can speak German and French,  They might have been expecting all that.


D. Adverb Phrase:
An adverb phrase functions as an adverb. It is made up of a single adverb or a group of words that function as adverbs. It is called an adverbial phrase.
REMEMBER:  Adverbial phrases can be constructed with prepositions as well as with an infinitive form of a verb.

Example:
 Purpose:     I make wax toys for fun
 Manner:     The barber cut my hair with a pair of scissors
 Place:         The man who lives in the bunglow is a doctor
Time:          We must finish our assignment before sunrise
 Frequency: Raghu buys a new dress every month
 Purpose:     Raju bought a card for his father
 Purpose:     He is saving money to buy a house
 Purpose:     The players all showed up to support the team
 Purpose:     Sally brought a paper puppet home from school to show to her brother


E. Prepositional Phrase:
A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, a noun or a pronoun (that is the object of the preposition) and, usually, an adjective that modifies the object).
Structure of Prepositional phrase (PP) =  preposition + a complement (= a noun phrase, generally)

Example: 
above my head, among the trees, around our house,  at the shop, under the bed.


 F. Appositive Phrase
An appositive phrase is an extension of a word that immediately goes before it.

Example:
 1. My favourite actor, a wonderful comedian in his own right, has won several international awards. [Noun phrase as appositive]
 2.  An excellent exercise, walking briskly, helps reduce body fat quickly. [Gerund phrase as appositive]
 3. Carol’s goal in life, to become an engineer, is fading slowly. [Infinitive phrases as appositive]


The following 3 phrases are usually studied as  Non - Finite verbs.

G. Infinitive Phrase: 
An infinitive phrase contains an infinitive and a complement or any modifiers connected to it. Infinitive phrases act as nouns, adjectives and adverbs.
Examples:
 1. Her objective to promote window remarriage won wide acceptance in rural areas. [modifies objective, functions as an adjective]
 2. He wanted to educate the masses. [Noun - object of the sentence]
 3. Listening to Sam recount his wartime exploits is an overwhelming experience. [Noun - subject of the sentence]
 4. To know him is to love him. [Noun, predicate nominative]
 5. I went to college to study literature. [Object of a Infinitive].


H. Gerund Phrase:
Gerunds verbs, ending in -ing and acting as nouns, usually are associated with complements and modifiers in a gerund phrase. These phrases act as units and can function in every way like a noun. Prepositional phrases are usually part of the gerund phrase.

Example:
 1. Cramming just before the exams is a poor study strategy. [Gerund phrase as subject]
 2. Nancy enjoyed swimming in the sea before sunrise. [Gerund phrase as object]
 3. She is interested in teaching mathematics for the rest of her life. [Gerund phrase as object of the preposition in].


I. Participle Phrase:
Present participles, verbs that end in -ing, and past participles, verbs ending in -ed are joined with complements and modifiers to form phrasal structures. Participial phrases function only as adjectives. When they start a sentence, they are set off by a comma which makes them an introductory modifier. In other cases, participial phrases are set off by commas if they are parenthetical parts.

Example:

 1. The wooden staircase, having become dilapidated because of thousands of traipsing visitors, needed to be repaired. [modifies “staircase”]

 2. The tailors, working round-the-clock, finally finished the stitching assignment. [modifies “tailors”]

Ratio and Proportion : Quantative

Ratio and proportion is the heart of arithmetic.  If you understand this chapter properly you can solve virtually any problem in arithmetic.
If two numbers are in the ratio 2:3 means for every two units of the first number, second has 3 units.  This is a mere comparison between numbers, and actual numbers may be way bigger than these numbers.  If you multiply or divide a ratio the comparison does not change. i.e., 2:3 is same as 4:6.
If two numbers are in the ratio a:b then this ration has to be multiplied with a number K, to get actual numbers.  This K is called multiplication factor (MF)
If two ratios are equal then we say they are in proportion.  then $a:b::c:d\Rightarrow a\times d=b\times c$
 or $\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}\Rightarrow a\times d=b\times c$.

Chain Rule:

Chain rule is comes in handy when there are many variables need to compare with the given variable.  We can understand this rule by observing a practice problem.

Solved Example:
If 12 carpenters working 6 hours a day can make 460 chairs in 24 days, how many chairs will 18 carpenters make in 36 days, each working 8 hours a day?
Let us prepare small table to understand the problem.

Man	Hour	Days	Chair
12	6	24	460
12	8	36	?

Now with repect to the Chairs we need to understand how each variable is related.
If the number of men got increased (i.e., 12 to 18), do they manufacture more chairs or less chairs is the question we have to ask ourselves. If the answer is "more" then the higher number between 12, 18 will go to the numerator and other will go to denominator and vice versa. Here answer is "more"
So $460\times \frac{18}{12}$
Next we go to Hours. If the number of hours they work each day got increases then do they manufactures more chairs or less chairs? Answer is more
So $460\times \frac{18}{12}\times \frac{8}{6}$
Last, If the number of day they work increases then .... answer is more.
So $460\times \frac{18}{12}\times \frac{8}{6}\times \frac{36}{24}=1380$

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$2. The ratio between Sumit's and Prakash's age at present is 2:3. Sumit is 6 years younger than Prakash. The ratio of Sumit's age to Prakash's age after 6 years will be :a. 1 : 2b. 2 : 3c. 3 : 4d. 3 : 8Correct Option: CExplanation:Let their ages be 2x and 3x years.3x-2x=6 or x=6Sumit's age = 12 years, Prakash's age = 24 yearsRatio of their ages = 18 : 24 = 3 :4.\$

3. The salary of two friends Ramu and Raju are in the ratio 4:5. If the salary of each one increases by Rs.6000, then the new ratio becomes 48:55. What is Raju's present salary?

a) Rs.10500 b) Rs.10500 c) Rs.11500 d) Rs.12500

Answer : b) Rs.10500

Solution :

Ratio their salary is 4:5
Let the original salary of Ramu and Raju be 4k and 5k respectively.

After increasing Rs.6000, the ratio becomes 48:55

That is,

(4k+6000)/(5k+6000) = 48/55
55(4k+6000) = 48(5k+6000)
220k+330000 = 240k+288000
20k= 42000

We have to find the original salary of Raju; that is, 5k.

If 20k = 42000 then 5k = 10500.

Hence the required answer is Rs.10500

4. The number of candidates writing three different entrance exams is in the ratio 4:5:6. There is a proposal to increase these numbers of candidates by 40%, 60% and 85% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased numbers?

a) 14:15:16 b) 12:15:19 c)13:19:21 d) none of these

Answer : d) none of these

Solution :

Given ratio of number of candidates is 4:5:6

Let the number of candidates for 3 exams be 4k, 5k and 6k respectively.

After increasing, number of candidates become (140% of 4k), (160% of 5k) & (185% of 6k)
That is, (140x4k)/100, (160x5k)/100 and (185x6k)/100
= 56k/10, 80k/10 and 111k/10

Now, the required new ratio is: 56k/100 : 80k/10 : 111k/10
= 56 : 80 : 111

Hence the answer is option d.

5. The ratio of salary of two persons X and Y is 5:8. If the salary of X increases by 60% and that of Y decreases by 35% then the new ratio of their salaries become 40:27. What is X's salary?

a) Rs.15000 b) Rs.12000 c) Rs.19500 d) data inadequate.

Answer : d) data inadequate

Solution : Ratio of salary of X and Y is 5:8

Let the original salary of X and Y be Rs.5k and Rs.8k respectively.

After increasing 60%, new salary of X = 160% of 5k = 160x5k/100 = 80k/10 ...(1)
After decreasing 35%, new salary of Y = (100-35)% of 8k = 65% of 8k = 52k/10 ...(2)

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Given that, new ratio is 40:27
That is, 80k/10 : 52k/10 = 40/27
This does not give the value of k; so that we cannot find X's exact salary.
Hence the answer is data inadequate.