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.

Seating Arrangement- IBPS PO/CLERK/SBI/RBI/RRB- Pre/Mains

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

Eight StudyHours students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table for playing a game. Four of them A, B, E and F are not facing the centre. D is third to the left of H, who is fourth to the right of E. A is third to the right of B, who is third to the left of D. F is second to the left of C.

1. How many persons sit between A and B (if the counting start from B in CW direction)?

1) None

2) One

3) Two

4) Three

5) Other than given options

2. Who among the following sits third to the left of E?

1) G

 2) A

3) H

4) D

5) B

3. What is the position of G with respect to F?

1) Third to the right

2) Third to the left

3) Second to the right

4) Cannot be determined

5) Other than given options

4. Who among the following is the neighbour of F and C?

1) E

2) H

3) A

4) B

5) Other than given options

Alpha Numeric Series- IBPS PO/CLERK/SBI/RBI/RRB-Pre/Mains

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement and answer questions given:
H 4 R % M A # K 2 P 5 I © N 3 W @ F & J 1 U V 9 Q E D 7 8

1.      If all the symbols are dropped from the arrangement, then which of the following is the 6th letter to the right of the 15th letter from the right end?
A) N
B) J
C) E
D) 1
E) None of these

2.      How many consonants are there in the arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a letter?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

3.      Complete the series: QEU V9J 1UF &JW ?
A) @N©
B) @FN
C) FNB
D) @WN
E) None of these

4.      How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
E) More than three

5.      Four of the five are alike in a certain way, which does not belong to the group?
A) P52
B) QE9
C) MA#
D) ©NI
E) F&@

Time & Distance- IBPS PO/CLERK/RRB/SO/SBI/RBI- Pre/Mains

1.      Vimal completes the first part of his journey at 30kmph and the next at 60kmph, covering the entire journey at an average speed of 40 kmph. What is the ratio of the distance that he covered at 30kmph to that he covered at 60kmph?
A) 2 : 1
B) 1 : 5
C) 3 : 1
D) 3 : 5
E) None of these

2.      Suresh takes 7 hours 40 minutes in walking to a certain place and riding back. If he walks on both ways he will lose one hour. The time he would take to ride both ways is?
A) 5 hours 20 minutes
B) 7 hours 40 minutes
C) 6 hours 20 minutes
D) 6 hours 40 minutes
E) None of these

3.      Anil completed his journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 22 kmph and second half at the rate of 18 kmph. Find the total journey in km.
A) 145 km
B) 198 km
C) 220 km
D) 180 km
E) None of these

4.      Two cars start from a place with a speed of 40 kmph at an interval of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the place if he meets the cars at an interval of 8 minutes?
A) 10 kmph
B) 13 kmph
C) 14 kmph
D) 16 kmph
E) None of these

5.      Waking 3/4 of his normal speed, Ravi was 18 minutes late in reaching his office. The usual time took to cover the distance between his home and office was:
A) 36 minutes
B) 24 minutes
C) 42 minutes
D) 54 minutes
E) None of these

6.

Double Fillers- IBPS PO/CLERK/RBI/SBI-Pre/Mains

Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate word to form a meaningful sentence.

1.      India’s navy is beginning to see the end product of decades of ______ and a continuing ______ of strategic planning.
A) agitation, praise
B) calmness, disdain
C) confusion, neglect
D) amazement, despite

2.      Recent moves by the government to try and _________the ___________ of savings rates in the country — many of which are still administratively set — are welcome and praiseworthy.
A) resolve, diversity
B) rationalize, multitude
C) elucidate, phenomenon 
D) accumulate, majority

3.     The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ______ in line with ________ by keeping unchanged the repo rate, the rate at which the central bank lends to the banking system, at 6.25 per cent.
A) enforced, assumption
B) executed, view
C) operated, fortune
D) acted, expectations

4.      On Tuesday, the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive farm loans taken by all farmers, _________ of their land holding, and to ensure that no penal action or loan recovery was ________ against them.
A) irrespective, initiated
B) needless, inserted
C) impartial, originated
D) respectful, sponsored

5.      Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation in order to curb the use of black money, a _________ theme in public __________ has been the use of such unaccounted wealth in financing political parties.
A) relaxed, domain
B) fixed, execution 
C) recurring, discourse
D) circular, attitude

RC for IBPS PO/SBI PO/CLERK/RRB-Pre/Mains

In nearly all human populations a majority of individuals can taste the artificially synthesized chemical phenylthiocarbonide (PTC). However, the percentage varies dramatically--from as low as 60% in India to as high as 95% in Africa. That this polymorphism is observed in non-human primates as well indicates a long evolutionary history which, although obviously not acting on PTC, might reflect evolutionary selection for taste discrimination of other, more significant bitter substances, such as certain toxic plants.

A somewhat more puzzling human polymorphism is the genetic variability in earwax, or cerumen, which is observed in two varieties. Among European populations 90% of individuals have a sticky yellow variety rather than a dry, gray one, whereas in northern China these numbers are approximately the reverse. Perhaps like PTC variability, cerumen variability is an incidental expression of something more adaptively significant. Indeed, the observed relationship between cerumen and odorous bodily secretions, to which non-human primates and, to a lesser extent humans, pay attention suggests that during the course of human evolution genes affecting body secretions, including cerumen, came under selective influence. 

Questions

1. It can be inferred from the passage that human populations vary considerably in their
1. sensitivity to certain bodily odors
2. ability to assimilate artificial chemicals
3. vulnerability to certain toxins found in plants
4. ability to discern bitterness in taste 
2. Which of the following provides the most reasonable explanation for the assertion in the first paragraph that evolutionary history "obviously" did not act on PTC?
1. PTC is not a naturally occurring chemical but rather has been produced only recently by scientists.
2. Most humans lack sufficient taste sensitivity to discriminate between PTC and bitter chemicals occurring naturally.
3. Variability among humans respecting PTC discrimination, like variability respecting earwax, cannot be explained in terms of evolutionary adaptivity.
4. Unlike non-human primates, humans can discriminate intellectually between toxic and non-toxic bitter substances. 

Happy Goverdhan !!

Diwali has filled this day with light, Govardhan Puja is about to start, May you be blessed all year through, That is my genuine, wish from the heart.