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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Important Awards/ Honours 2014 for competitive Exams

1. National Film Awards 2014: Complete list of winners

2. Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013

3. Oscar Awards 2014

4. Bharat Ratna 2013

5. Padma Awards 2014

6. 59th Filmfare Awards 2014

7. FIFA Ballon d’Or award 2013

8. Golden Globe Awards 2014

9. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2013

10. Miss Universe 2013

11. Man Booker Prize 2013

12. Nobel Prize Winners 2013

13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna/Arjuna / Dronacharya & Dhyan Chand Awardees 2013

18 April 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) World Heritage Day observed: World Heritage Day 2014 was observed across the World on April 18 with the theme "Heritage of Commemoration".  The day also known as 'International Day for Monuments and Sites' is celebrated to promote awareness about their significance in life and to intensify the preservation efforts. As of Januray 2014, there are 981 World Heritage Sites across 160 countries in the world. On World Heritage Day, India got a special gift from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation which on Friday put 15 additional sites located across the country in its tentative list of world heritage sites.


2) Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel prize-winning author, died at 87: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian novelist whose "One Hundred Years of Solitude" established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died on Thursday at his home in Mexico City. He was 87. His death was confirmed by Cristobal Pera, his former editor at Random House. Garcia Marquez, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, wrote fiction rooted in a mythical Latin American landscape of his own creation, but his appeal was universal. His books were translated into dozens of languages. He was among a select roster of canonical writers — Dickens, Tolstoy and Hemingway among them — who were embraced both by critics and by a mass audience. His other books include Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981), Love in the Time of Cholera (1985), Autumn of the Patriarch (1975), The General in his Labyrinth (1989), Of Love and Other Demons (1994) and Living to Tell the Tale (2002).

3) Bouteflika wins 4th term as president of Algeria: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose poor health forced him to vote from a wheelchair, has won a fourth term with 81.53 per cent of the votes, the Interior Minister announced on Friday. The 77-year-old incumbent’s main rival, Ali Benflis, received 12.18 per cent of the votes in a poll which saw 51.78 per cent of Algerians cast their ballots, Tayeb Belaiz told a news conference.

4) Ferrer ends Nadal’s run: Rafael Nadal’s 30-match winning streak on clay ended on Friday when the world No.1 was upset 7-6(1), 6-4 by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the ATP Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals.

5) Maxwell powers Kings XI to easy win: Chennai Super Kings’ imposing 205 for four failed to intimidate Kings XI Punjab, who chased down the total with six wickets in hand and seven balls to spare in their Indian Premier League match at the Zayed cricket stadium on an oppressive Friday afternoon. Drifting dangerously at 52 for three early into the chase, the hour of reckoning produced the man for the crisis in the form of Glenn Maxwell, whose 43-ball 95 brought the Kings well within range of what had once seemed a distant target.

6) Rahane and Binny shine in Royals win: Rajasthan Royals, after restricting Sunrisers Hyderabad’s famed batting line-up to a modest 133 for six, survived a few anxious moments before overhauling the target with three balls and four wickets to spare in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Rising head and shoulders above the rest in the low-scoring contest was man-of-the-match Ajinkya Rahane, who anchored the innings with 59 off 53 balls before Stuart Binny’s unconquered 48 (32b, 4x4, 1x6) took Royals home. Binny held one end up even as wickets fell at regular intervals at the other.

7) Raj Singh is chef-de-mission for Commonwealth Games 2014: Raj Singh (Dronacharya awardee) has been appointed chef-de-mission for the 2014 Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 3, according to a press release from the Indian Olympic Association. Raja K.S. Sidhu, an International shooter, will be the deputy chef-de-mission.

8) EC launched Voter Educational Channel: The Election Commission has launched its own internet-based media arm called ‘Voter Education Channel’. Numerous video clips featuring iconic personalities urging citizens to vote have been uploaded on the channel and can be viewed on social media platform YouTube. While the first clip showcases a recorded speech of Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath asking voters to exercise their voting right, a number of other video links have sportpersons like M S Dhoni, Saina Nehwal and MC Mary Kom urging the young and the old to go for the most important right of an Indian citizen — that of the vote.
Voters can also view videos of EC brand ambassadors such as former President APJ Abdul Kalam and actor Aamir Khan on the e-link.


9) Vietnam Pulls out of Hosting Asian Games 2019: Vietnam has withdrawn as the host of the 2019 Asian Games, saying it lacked funds and the country's reputation could be at risk if the event flops.

Mathematics Section: Model Test for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

1) A man goes 10 meter due east and then 24 meter due north. Find the distance from the starting point.
(A)26 meters
(B)24 meters
(C)28 meters
(D)30 meters

2) Ravi borrowed Rs.15, 000 from Anita at compound interest rate of 12% per annum. How much money should Sushil pay at the end of 2 years to settle the loan?
(A)Rs.18,600
(B)Rs.18,816
(C)Rs.18,618
(D)Rs.18,869

3) Capacity of a cylindrical vessel is 25.872 litres. If the height of the cylinder is three times the radius of its base, what is the area of the base in square cms?
(A)336
(B)1232
(C)616
(D)Cannot be determined

4) Mr Mohit is 7 times as old as his son. 10 years hence he will be 3 times as old as his son. What are their present ages (in years)?
(A)4, 28
(B)5, 35
(C)3, 21
(D)6, 42

5) Three men A, B and C go walking round a circle 1 kilometre in circumference at the rates of 10, 20 and 40 metres per minute respectively. If they all start together and walk in the same direction, when will they again be together at the same place?
(A)After 50 minutes
(B)After 240 minutes
(C)After 800 minutes
(D)After 100 minutes

6) A certain sum of money doubles in 10 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest?
(A)20%
(B)30%
(C)10%
(D)5%

7) There are 30 students in a class. The average age of the first 10 students is 12.5 years. The average age of the next 20 students is 13.1 years. The average age of the whole class is:
(A)12.5 years
(B)12.7 years
(C)12.8 years
(D)12.9 years

8) The distance between Charu’s and Mani’s places is 120 km. Charu travelled the whole distance from her place to Mani’s at 30 km/hr but returned at 40 km/hr. Her average speed for the whole journey is (approximately):
(A)35 km/hr
(B)37 km/hr
(C)33 km/hr
(D)34 km/hr

9) If 6440 soldiers were asked to stand in rows to form a perfect square, it was found that 40 soldiers were left out. What was the number of soldiers in each row?
(A)40
(B)80
(C)64
(D)60

10) The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest compounded annually at the rate of 12% per annum on Rs 5,000 for two years will be:
(A)Rs 17.50
(B)Rs 36
(C)Rs 45
(D)Rs 72

11) A shopkeeper bought 800 kg rice at Rs.3840. He had to sell it at a loss of as much as he received for 16 kg. The selling price (per kg, in Rs.) will be:
(A)Rs.40
(B)Rs.100
(C)Rs.50
(D)Rs.80

12) A number is increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. After this operation, the number:
(A)Does not change
(B)Decreases by 1 per cent
(C)Increases by 1 per cent
(D)Increases by 0.1 per cent

13)  The sum of two times one natural number and three times another natural number is less than 24. If the first natural number is less than or equal to eight, the highest value of the second natural number is:
(A)5
(B)6
(C)7
(D)8

14) If A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary, how much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s?
(A)15%
(B)20%
(C)25%
(D)33.33%

15) A does a work in 10 days and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they together will do the same work ?
(A)5 days
(B)6 days
(C)7 days
(D)8 days

16) The length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room which is 12 m long, 9 m broad and 8 m high is:
(A)27 m
(B)19 m
(C)17 m
(D)13 m

17) The weights in kilograms of 10 students are 52, 45,31, 35, 40, 55, 60, 38, 44, 36. If 44 is replaced by 46 and 40 is replaced by 35 then new median will be:
(A)42
(B)40.5
(C)40
(D)41.5

DIRECTIONS (Question No 18 & 19) Answer the following questions on the basis of the information given below. i. Trains A and B are travelling on the same route heading towards the same destination. Train B has already covered a distance of 220km before the train A started. ii. The two trains meet each other after 11 hours after start of train A iii. Had the trains been travelling towards each other (from a distance of 220 km) they would have met after one hour.

18) What is the speed of trains 'B' in kmph:
(A)116
(B)180
(C)100
(D)None of these

19) What is the speed of trains 'A' in kmph:
(A)118
(B)80.5
(C)102
(D)None of these

20) DIRECTIONS: What approximate (you are not expected to calculate the exact value) value will come in place of the question mark(?) in following equation?  
384.996 x 15.001 + 44.99 = ?
(A)5080
(B)5820
(C)5280
(D)5420

21) If A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary, how much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s?
(A)15%
(B)20%
(C)25%
(D)33.33%

22) Mr Ramesh spends 25% of his monthly salary on household expenditure, 20% of the remaining on children’s education, and the remaining is equally invested in three different schemes. If the amount invested in each scheme is Rs 5,600, what was the monthly salary of Mr Ramesh?
(A)Rs 28,000
(B)Rs 21,000
(C)Rs 24,000
(D)Cannot be determined

23) If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 12% and its denominator decreased by 2% the value of the fraction becomes 6/7. Thus, the original fraction is:
(A)3/4
(B)4/3
(C)2/3
(D)None of these

24) The curved surface of a cylinder is 264m². Its volume is 924m³. The height of the cylinder must be:
(A)8 m
(B)6 m
(C)4 m
(D)None of these

25) 13 chairs and 5 tables were brought for 8280. If the average cost of the table will be 1227, what is the average cost of a chair?
(A)2145
(B)165
(C)175
(D)None of these
Friends who attempted today's model test: Kushal Garg, Sonali, Janmejaya Jena, Ahmad Nadeem, Prachi Dubey, Gaurav Basumatary, Yogesh Patan, Antra Ghosh, Susmitha Gandra, Bhargavi Janga, Raziya Amrin, Sree Lakshmi Jayan, Rohan Kumar, Manish Kardam , Mahesh Bandi, Hafiza Shaik, Shantosh Upadhyay, Suheel Allie, Sumita Das, Aakash Bhatia, Amit Tiwari, Manish Kardam, Benjamin Pravin, Sana Khan, Yogesh Patan, Aamir Hussain, Debashish Mahapatra and Shah Haroon. 

Answers
1) Ans. (A)26 meters
2) Ans.  (B)Rs.18,816
3) Ans. (C)616
4) Ans. (B)5, 35
5) Ans. (D)After 100 minutes
6) Ans. (C)10%
7) Ans. (D)12.9 years
8) Ans. (A)35 km/hr
9) Ans. (B)80
10) Ans. (D)Rs 72
11) Ans. (A)Rs.40
12) Ans. (B)Decreases by 1 per cent
13) Ans. (C)7
14) Ans. (B)20%
15) Ans. (B)6 days
16) Ans. (C)17 m
17) Ans. (D)41.5
18) Ans. (C)100
19) Ans. (D)None of these
20) Ans. (B)5820
21) Ans. (B)20%
22) Ans. (A)Rs 28,000
23) Ans. (A)3/4
24) Ans. (B)6 m

25) Ans. (B)165

Objective Question Answer on Current Affairs: 10 & 11 April 2014

1) Who among the following has been appointed as next Chief Justice of India on 11 April 2014?
(A) Justice R M Lodha
(B) Justice P Sathasivam
(C) Justice A K Patnaik
(D) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur

2) Which Indian was recently inducted as a member of the Board of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), a rare distinction for an Indian in the Chinese government-backed influential body?
(A) Sunil Bharti Mittal
(B) Mukesh Ambani
(C) N. R. Narayana Murthy
(D) Ratan Tata

3) Viktor Orban was re-elected as Prime Minister of which country for the second consecutive four-year term on 10 April 2014?
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Hungary
(D) Malta

4) The book "The Accidental Prime Minister: Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh" which sparked controversy recently was authored by?
(A) Sanjaya Baru
(B) T. K. A. Nair
(C) Shivshankar Menon
(D) V R Narayanaswamy

5) Name the highly sever virus which arrived in Indian Cyber Space recently?
(A) Trojan
(B) Heartbleed
(C) Apple
(D) Sality

6) India on 10 April 2014 successfully conducted the maiden night test of its indigenously developed which nuclear-capable ballistic missile?
(A) Agni-I
(B) Prithvi-II
(C) Dhanus-I
(D) Barhmos-IV

7) Which private telecom giant recently bought out its minority partners and now owns 100% in India unit?
(A) Airtel
(B) Reliance
(C) Tata
(D) Vodafone

8)  Stuart Parkin recently won which among the following prize?
(A) Pulitzer Prze 2014
(B) Abel Prize 2014
(C) Millennium Technology Prize 2014
(D) Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014

9) Name the stone-age tribes of Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) islands who for the first time casted their votes in Great Nicobar on 10 April 2014?
(A) Shompens
(B) Jarawa
(C) Onge
(D) Sentinelese

10) Which leading banking luminary was appointed as the special advisor of the interim President of BCCI-IPL Sunil Gavaskar on 11 April 2014?
(A) Shyam Srinivasan
(B) K. Venkataraman
(C) Deepak Parekh
(D) Adtya Puri

Answers
1) Ans. (A) Justice R M Lodha
2) Ans. (D) Ratan Tata
3) Ans. (C) Hungary
4) Ans. (A) Sanjaya Baru
5) Ans. (B) Heartbleed
6) Ans. (A) Agni-I
7) Ans. (D) Vodafone
8) Ans. (C) Millennium Technology Prize 2014
9) Ans. (A) Shompens
10) Ans. (C) Deepak Parekh

Current Affairs MCQs for Competitive Exams 09 April 2014

1) Which Indian Cricketer was recently named one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) M S Dhoni
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Shikhar Dhawan

2) Name Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier which was sold to ship-breaker company for Rs 60 crore recently (April 2014)?
(A) INS Virat
(B) INS Vikrant
(C) INS Vijay
(D) INS Sindhurakshak

3) Which prolific cricketer adorned the covers of the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack released in April 2014?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Jacques Kallis
(C) Don Bradman
(D) Sunil Gavaskar

4) Which bollywood actor was recently appointed brand ambassador for Lenovo smartphones?
(A) Aamir Khan
(B) Shahid Kapoor
(C) Irfan Khan
(D) Ranbir Kapoor

5) World Bank on 9 April 2014 projected an economic growth rate of ..... per cent in 2014-15 for India?
(A) 5.7
(B) 4.5
(C) 5
(D) 6.7

6) Software services industry group Nasscom (National Association of Software and Services Companies) has named whom, as its new chairman for the 2014-15 financial year?
(A) Krishnakumar Natarajan
(B) B.V.R. Mohan Reddy
(C) R. Chandrasekaran
(D) Rana Kapoor

7) Which Israeli Startup has developed a smartphone battery which charges in just 30 Seconds, demonstrated their pioneering progress at Microsoft's Think Next symposium in Tel Aviv recently?
(A) Bat Cell
(B) Charge thunder
(C) Limelight
(D) StoreDot

8) Which player was named icon of IPL team Mumbai Indians for IPL season 7?
(A) Rohit Sharma
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Ricky Ponting
(D) Ambadi Rayidu

9) A new law legalizing sale of self-testing kits for HIV came into force in which country on 6 April 2014?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Australia
(C) UK
(D) China

10) India's first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant was recently sold for 60 crore rupees to a company named?
(A) IB Commercial Pvt Ltd
(B) IRB Construction Ltd
(C) JRB Ships Pvt Ltd
(D) ITBB Scraps pvt Ltd.

Answers
1) Ans. (D) Shikhar Dhawan
2) Ans. (B) INS Vikrant
3) Ans. (A) Sachin Tendulkar
4) Ans. (D) Ranbir Kapoor
5) Ans. (A) 5.7
6) Ans. (C) R. Chandrasekaran
7) Ans. (D) StoreDot
8) Ans. (B) Sachin Tendulkar
9) Ans. (C) UK
10) Ans. (A) IB Commercial Pvt Ltd