Quiz on Current Affairs: 31 May 2015

1) Siddhivinayak temple which recently received ISO 9001-2008 certification for best quality practices is in which city? (A) Chennai (B) Kolkata (C) Hyderabad (D) Mumbai 2) International Day of Families was observed on? (A) May 15 (B) May 14 (C) May 13 (D) May 12  3) V Shanmuganathan was on 20 May 2015 sworn-in as the Governor of which state? (A) Mizoram (B) Sikkim (C) Meghalaya (D) Tripura 4) Who was recently appointed...

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Daily Current Affairs: 30 May 2015

1) G R Aloria named chief secretary of Gujarat: --> Gujarat government on 30 May 2015 appointed 1981-batch IAS, G R Aloria as the new chief secretary to the state. --> Aloria, who is currently serving as the additional chief secretary of Urban Development Department, succeeded the incumbent chief secretary D J Pandian, who retires from the service on May 31. --> Aloria is the senior most bureaucrat in the state administration and had...

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 29 May 2015

1) Maharashtra government launched Swachhata Saptapadi scheme: --> On the lines of Centre government’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ the Maharashtra Government launched ‘Swachhata Saptapadi’ scheme. --> The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. --> Under the new scheme, debris or waste will not be allowed to dump at dumping grounds and processing of waste will be made mandatory.  2) Now, apply for SBI loans...

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Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for SBI PO 2015

1) If cost price of 30 pens is equal to selling price of 24 pens, profit percentage is? (A) 10% (B) 20% (C) 25% (D) 16% (E) None of these  2)  In an election between two candidates one who got 35% of the votes lost the election by 720 votes. Then total votes polled in the election was? (A) 1800 (B) 2400 (C) 3200 (D) 3800 (E) None of these 3) A number when divided by 91 gives a reminder 17. When the same number...

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Essay competition for SBI PO 2015

Friends.. Today we are starting a new segment in our blog. As you know, now essay writing has become an important part of competitive exams having descriptive part, be it SBI PO, IBPS PO, UPSC Exams, IB Exams at all. Essay writing is an art. It is an interesting intellectual exercise where you can express your thoughts within a given particular topic and restrictive word count prescribed. Many candidates still fear writing essays. Confidence level...

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Current Affairs Questions: May 2015 (First Week)

Friends..Here is the CA of May first week which we have missed to update.  1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 May 2015 joined which Chinese social media platform? - Weibo 2) Name the fourteenth edition of the Indo-French naval exercise which concluded on 2 May 2015? - VARUNA 2015 3) Who defeated Manny Pacquiao from Philippines to win the unified World Welterweight title on 3 May 2015? - Floyd Mayweather Jr. 4) World Asthma Day...

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English Quiz for SBI PO 2015 and SSC CGL 2015

Items 1-5: Choose the correct verb form to fill in the gap in each. 1. If they had been there, they _____ you. (A) will help (B) would have helped (C) would help (D) had helped 2. I can't remember his _____ a single day off work.  (A) take (B) took (C) taking (D) taken 3. The accident occurred when the passengers _____. (A) sleep (B) had slept (C) had been sleeping (D) were sleeping 4. When I ____...

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