SBI PO 2015- Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Questions for practice

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1) If 30% of A = 20% of B, then find the value of A : B?

(A) 1 : 3

(B) 3 : 2

(C) 3 : 1

(D) 2 : 3

2) At what rate per annum will the simple interest on a certain sum of money be 1/5 of the amount in 10 year?

(A) 5%

(B) 2%

(C) 1%

(D) 8%

3) Average of ten numbers is 7. If every number is multiplied by 12, what will be the average of new numbers?

(A) 7

(B) 9

(C) 82

(D) 84

4) The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 24. Find the largest number?

(A) 25

(B) 27

(C) 29

(D) 31

5) 6 boys can complete a piece of work in 16 h. In how many hours will 8 boys complete the same work?

(A) 10

(B) 8

(C) 12

(D) 14

6) A man riding his bicycle covers 150 metres in 25 seconds. What is his speed in km per hour?

(A) 20 km/hr

(B) 21.6 km/hr

(C) 23 km/hr

(D) 25 km/hr

7) A sum of Rs 600 amounts to Rs 720 in 4 years. What will it amount to if the rate of simple interest is increased by 2%?

(A) Rs 724

(B) Rs 648

(C) Rs 768

(D) Rs 792

8) A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?

(A) 38

(B) 40

(C) 42

(D) 44

9) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long it will take to fill the tank?

(A) 10 mins

(B) 12 mins

(C) 15 mins

(D) 20 mins

10) A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hour. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 meters long?

(A) 7 second

(B) 7.5 second

(C) 8 second

(D) 8.5 second

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Answers

1) Ans. (D) 2 : 3

2) Ans. (B) 2%

3) Ans. (D) 84

4) Ans. (B) 27

5) Ans. (C) 12

6) Ans. (B) 21.6 km/hr

7) Ans. (C) Rs 768

8) Ans. (B) 40

9) Ans. (B) 12 mins

10) Ans. (B) 7.5 second

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Daily GK Updates: 20 April 2015

1) Which Article of the constitution of India restricts courts not to inquire into proceedings of Parliament? - Article 122

2) Constitution of parliament as per article 79 of the constitution shall be consisting of? - President, Council of states and the House of the people 

3) Where is the tomb of Shah Jahan situated? - Agra Fort

4) Next winter Olympics in 2018 will be held at? - Pyeongchang, South Korea

5) Voting right by the youths at the age of 18 years was exercised for the first time in the General Election of? - 1989

6) What is the motto of international cricket council? - Great Sport Great Spirit

7) How many players are there in each side of a Basketball game? - 5

8) Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi? - Rabindranath Tagore

9) The Great emperor Kanishkha belonged to which dynasty? - Kushana

10) In the third battle of Panipat Marathas were defeated by? - Afghans

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19th April 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Nasim Zaidi to assumed charge as new Chief Election Commissioner:

--> Nasim Zaidi, on 19 April 2015, assumed charge as the 20th Chief Election Commissioner succeeding H.S. Bramha who retired on 18 April 2015 after completing his term.

--> Zaidi will have a tenure up to July, 2017 when he attains the age of 65.

--> Incidentally, he is the only one left in the three-member constitutional body as the others have retired.

--> The government is yet to fill up the vacancies of two Election Commissioners. 

2) Sitaram Yechury is new general secretary of CPI-M:

--> Rajya Sabha member Sitaram Yechury was elected the fifth general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on 19 April 2015.

--> Outgoing general secretary Prakash Karat proposed Yechury’s name for general secretary which was unanimously accepted.

--> The official announcement of the leadership change in the CPI (M) came towards the end of the six-day party congress at Visakhapatnam .

-->  Sitaram Yechury takes over the reins of the party from Prakash Karat, who has completed three terms as general secretary of the party.

Previous four general secretaries of CPI (M): Sundarayya(1964-1978), EMS Namboodiripad(1978-1992), Harkishan Singh Surjeet(1992-2005), Prakash Karat(2005-2015)

3) Lewis Hamilton won Bahrain Grand Prix:

--> Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in this year's title race on 19 April 2015 when he drove to a near-flawless victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

--> Hamilton came home 3.3 seconds clear of Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari who stole second ahead of Nico Rosberg when the second Mercedes driver suffered a braking problem on the penultimate lap.

--> Hamilton's victory lifted him to 93 points in the championship, giving him a clear lead ahead of Rosberg, on 66 points.

4) Bangladesh sets historic series-win against Pakistan:

--> Bangladesh recorded their first series win against Pakistan after opener Tamim Iqbal’s second successive century secured a seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international on 19 April 2015.

5) Pranjala wins Asian junior championship:

--> India's Y Pranjala clinched the Asian Junior Tennis championship title after a come-from-behind victory over top seed Chinese Zheng Wushuang at New Delhi on 18 April 2015.

--> She also had won the Asian Junior Tennis doubles title along with partner Zheng Wushuang on 17 April 2015.

6) Congress launched 'Zameen Wapsi' website against land bill:

--> Taking the battle on the land bill issue to social media, Congress on 19 April 2015 launched a "Zameen Wapsi" website.

7) Mary Kom won best film at Stockholm International Film Festival:

--> Omung Kumar's 2014 directorial "Mary Kom", which was selected for the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior (SIFFJ), has won the Best Film award and has been endowed with the Bronze Horse Award, the festival's top honour.

--> The jury for the junior section of the festival consisted of children from the age of nine to 17.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 18 April 2015

1) Government puts new I-T returns form on hold:

--> Facing a criticism against the proposal to seek details of foreign travel and bank accounts of taxpayers in the 14-page new income tax return forms, the government on 18 April 2015 decided to put the new form on hold.

--> Tax authorities had made several additions to the income tax return form for the assessment year 2015-16 seeking details about foreign travel, foreign assets and income from any source outside the country, and details of all bank accounts held in India at any time during the previous year.

--> With these changes, this was the fifth revamp of the income tax forms in the past five years.

--> The new forms (ITR-1 and ITR-2) were supposed to be used to file returns from July 2015 for the assessment year 2015-16.

2) Venkadarath Saritha is the first woman driver of DTC:

--> Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has appointed a 30-year-old woman from Telangana named Venkadarath Saritha as its first female driver.

--> Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai handed over DTC’s appointment letter to Ms. Saritha, who was earlier working with Azad Foundation’s Sakha cabs in the Capital, in the presence of transport officers and media persons at his office in State Secretariat.

3) President inaugurated centenary celebration of Patna HC:

--> President Pranab Mukherjee on 18 April 2015 inaugurated the centenary celebration of Patna High Court and underlined the glorious judicial history of it.

--> The President also released a postal stamp on the occasion.

--> The Patna High Court will turn 100 early next year as it had commenced work on March 1, 1916.

--> On December 1, 1913, the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge had laid the foundation stone of the Patna High Court building and inaugurated it on February 3, 1916.

--> Sir Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier was the first chief justice of the Patna High Court.

4) World Heritage Day 2015 observed:

--> World Heritage Day was observed across the world on 18 April 2015.

--> The day is observed with an aim to create awareness among the people to conserve and protect the valuable assets and cultural heritage across the world.

5) 'Godse' no longer an unparliamentary word: Speaker

--> The word 'Godse' is no longer unparliamentary except in reference to 'Nathuram Godse', Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has ruled.

--> Parliament had banned the use of the word in 1956.

--> Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi.

--> The order lifting the ban was passed on 16 April 2015. 

6) Vikas Swarup took charge as MEA spokesperson:

--> Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup, whose debut novel was made into the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire", on 18 April 2015 assumed charge as Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry.

--> A 1986 batch IFS officer, Swarup succeeded Syed Akbaruddin, who has been promoted as Additional Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry and will also be the Chief Coordinator for the India-Africa Summit in October.

--> Mr. Swarup, whose last position was Joint Secretary (U.N.-Political) in Delhi, is a 1986-batch officer and had served in several missions, including in the U.S., the U.K., and Africa.

7) Sholay to hit theatres in Pakistan after 40 years of its release in India:

--> Bollywood classic "Sholay", starring megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, hit theatres in Pakistan for the first time on Friday, 40 years after its India release.

--> Ramesh Sippy-directed action film, considered as an all-time blockbuster of Indian cinema, was released across the country by Geo films and Mandviwalla entertainment with a grand premiere in Karachi at the Neuplex, which was attended by several celebrities.

8) India Today Group chairman Aroon Purie named Editor of the Year:

--> The Jury for the International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter has chosen the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the India Today Group, Aroon Purie, as the 'Editor of the Year'.

--> In a glittering awards ceremony on 18 April 2015 in Mumbai, Purie received the award from Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha.

--> The International Advertising Association (IAA) is the world's only globally focused integrated advertising trade association with membership representing advertisers, agencies and the media.

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Current Affairs Capsule - April 2015 (Third Week)

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1) Which former Indian cricketer was elected as member of prestigious Laureus Sports Academy on 15 April 2015? - Sachin Tendulkar

Note: He was elected along with retired Chinese professional basketball player Yao Ming.

2) Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 14 April 2015 decided to rename Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization (TVoA-ETA) scheme as? - e-Tourist Visa (eTV) scheme

3) Union Government on 13 April 2015 notified the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 by the ____the constitutional Amendment? - 99th

Note: With this, the existing Collegium system of appointing judges of higher judiciary such as Supreme Court and High Courts comes to an end.

4) Which country won the 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup men’s hockey tournament? - New Zealand

Note: In the final clash played at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia, New Zealand defeated World Champions Australia 3-1.

5) India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) became operational on 11 April 2015 at? - GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 April 2015 returned to India after his three-nation visit. Name the countries which he visited? - France, Germany and Canada

7) Time Magazine on 16 April 2015 released a list of 100 most influential people in the world. Who has topped the list? - American rapper and singer Kanye Omari West

Note: The list includes four Indian-origin persons viz. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Vikram Patel, co-founder of the NGO Sangath.

8) Name the ancient Indian sculpture which was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on 16 April 2015? - Parrot Lady

9) Who was recently named as the Laureus World Sportsman of the year 2015? - Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis player

Note: Genzebe Dibaba, the Ethiopian sprinter was named Sportswoman of the Year.

10) Who was on 15 April 2015 appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France? - Dr. Mohan Kumar

11) Who was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court on 15 April 2015? - Meenakshi Madan Rai

12) The 5th meeting of SAARC Health Ministers was held on 8 April 2015 at? - New Delhi

13) Name the Nobel laureate German novelist who died on 13 April 2015? - Gunter Grass

Note: He was a novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.

14) World Heritage Day was observed across the world on? - 18 April

15) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Canada was the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Canada in ___ years? - 42 years

16) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Russian company INTMA on 15 April 2015 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a gas-based power project in which country? – Kazakhstan

17) Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation on 14 April 2015 constituted a Task Force on Interlinking of Rivers (ILR). The task force will be chaired by? - BN Navalawala

18) Who was on 11 April 2015 re-elected as the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for a four-year term? - Brijbhushan Sharan Singh

19) Apurvi Chandela and Jitu Rai recently won Bronze medal in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Rifle/Pistol World Cup. Where was the event held? - Changwon, South Korea

20) Who won the 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix title? - Lewis Hamilton

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21) Who became the first woman bus driver of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on 17 April 2015? - Vankadarath Saritha

22) Pakistan and which country on 16 April 2015 agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercises as a part of their enhanced defence cooperation? – Russia

23) Name the former Prime Minister of Nepal, who died on 15 April 2015? - Surya Bahadur Thapa

24) Who has resigned as the bowling coach of South Africa Cricket team on 14 April 2015? - Allan Donald

25) Name the Indian tennis player who on 11 April 2015 won the Uzbekistan F1 Futures Men’s singles title? - Yuki Bhambri

26) Name the Foreign Minister of North Korea who visited India from 12 April to 14 April 2015, which was also the first-ever visit of a foreign minister of North Korea to India? - Ri Su Yong

27) Name the painting which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to French President Francois Hollande during his visit to France from 9 April to 12 April 2015? - Tree of Life

28) The fourth Lighthouse Museum of India will be opened at which place as announced recently? - Kannur, Kerala

29) Name the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister who on 14 April 2015 inaugurated the Vividh Bharati Service of Delhi on FM Mode in New Delhi? - Arun Jaitley

30) Supreme Court of India (SC) on 17 April 2015 appointed whom to head the team probing the Indian Premiere League (IPL) scandal? - Vivek Priyadarshi

Note: He is at present a Superintendent of Police in CBI.

31) World Haemophilia Day was observed globally on 17 April 2015 with theme? - Building a family of support

32) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on 16 April 2015 successfully commissioned the fourth 600 MW thermal unit at which place? - Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh.

33) The Surface-to-Surface Agni III ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on 16 April 2015 from? - Wheelar Isalnd off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal.

34) Which state has recently decided to accord status of Cabinet Minister to Yoga guru Baba Ramdev? – Haryana

35) Sania Mirza along with whom won WTA Family Circle Cup women's doubles event? - Martina Hingis

36) Bidyut Chakraborty who died on 15 April 2015 was a? - renowned film director and actor of Assam

37) Which India-origin was honoured with the White House Champions of Change award on 16 April 2015? - Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s Indian-origin CEO

38) Name the United Nations (UN) peace envoy to Yemen who resigned on 16 April 2015? - Jamal Benomar

39) NASA has recently re-named which Asteroid after Malala Yousafzai, the winner of 2014 Nobel Peace Prize? - Asteroid 316201

40) Global Rating Agency Moody's on 17 April 2015 forecasted that Indian economy will grow at ___ percent in 2015? - 7.5 % 

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Daily Current Affairs: 17 April 2015

1) James Anderson is now England's leading Test wicket-taker:

--> James Anderson became England’s highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he claimed his 384th victim in the drawn first Test against West Indies in Antigua on 17 April 2015.

--> The 32-year-old fast bowler surpassed Ian Botham’s haul of 383 wickets in his 100th Test.

--> All-rounder Botham took 383 wickets in 102 Tests between 1977 and 1992, as well as scoring 5,200 runs at an average of 33.54.

2) Rs 2 lakh ceiling for life insurance policies sold through CSCs:

--> Life insurance policies sold through common service centres (CSCs) would have a maximum sum assured of Rs 2 lakh, according to draft regulations released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

--> Only products that are approved for it can be sold for the CSC model.

--> Motor insurance would be allowed to exceed this limit.

3) International Paralympic Committee derecognised Paralympic Committee of India:

--> The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for indefinite period.

--> The decision was taken after gross negligence and mismanagement by the PCI in organising the national championship in Ghaziabad.

--> Following the ban, the Paralympic Committee of India has been barred from participating in any event.

4) Haryana’s Ashish Jakhar sets national record in hammer throw:

--> Haryana’s Ashish Jakhar on 17 April 2015 set a national youth record in boys’ hammer throw on the second day of the 12th National Youth Athletics Championships held in Bambolim, Goa.

--> Ashish hurled the 5kg ball-and-chain to a new distance of 71.92m on his opening throw and went on to improve it further to 72.04m to stamp his class with fine rotations on the circle to set the first national record of the meet.

--> The previous national record had stood in the name of Haryana’s Sukhdev Singh (70.35m) since 2009.

5) Obama to honour Satya Nadella with 'Champion of Change' award:

-->  US President Barack Obama plans to honour Microsoft's Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella with the 'Champions of Change' award for bringing about change within his company to support working families.

--> Under Nadella’s leadership, Microsoft recently had announced that all the suppliers doing business with Microsoft in the US will have to provide at least 15 days of paid leave to their employees who handle Microsoft work each year starting from 2016 onwards.

6) RBI allowed banks to offer differential interest rates on term deposits:

--> The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to offer differential interest rates on term deposits.

--> The RBI notified that term deposits of Rs 15 lakh and below must ave premature withdrawal facility.

--> For deposits above Rs 15 lakh, banks may or may not offer premature withdrawal.

--> In its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review, in February, the central bank had decided to introduce the feature of early withdrawal facility in a term deposit as a distinguishing feature for offering differential rates of interest.

7) SC appointed Vivek Priyadarshi to head team probing IPL scandal:

--> Supreme Court on 17 April 2015 appointed Vivek Priyadarshi to head a new investigating team to further probe the IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting scandal.

--> Priyadarshi, currently a superintendent of police in the anti-corruption cell of the agency, will replace 1983-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS officer B B Mishra as the head of the probe team following his retirement.

--> The committee has been entrusted the job of further investigating the IPL-6 scandal, including the allegations against the then BCCI COO Sundar Raman.

8) Oil India commissioned 54 MW wind energy project in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh:

--> Oil India, the nation's second largest state-owned oil explorer, on 17 April 2015 announced that it has commissioned a 54 MW wind energy project in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

--> The spilt capacity of project between both states is 38 MW plant located at Chandgarh in Madhya Pradesh and 16 MW plant located at Patan in Gujarat.

9) World Hemophilia Day 2015 observed:

--> World Haemophilia Day was observed globally on 17 April 2015 with theme Building a family of support.

--> The day provides an opportunity to talk to your extended family and friends, colleagues, and caregivers to raise awareness and increase support for those living with an inherited bleeding disorder.

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Quiz on Current Affairs - 19 April 2015

1) India has recently decided to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in 'fly-away condition' from which country?

(A) Canada

(B) Germany

(C) France

(D) Russia

2) PM Modi on 9 April 2015 began his nine day tour to three countries to explore the possibilities to strengthen the bilateral business relations. Which among the following country was not covered in his visit?

(A) France

(B) Germany

(C) Belgium

(D) Canada

3) India recently successfully test-fired its which nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast?

(A) Dhanush

(B) Agni-III

(C) Prithvi

(D) Tejas

4) Government on 9 April 2015 barred Greenpeace India from receiving foreign funds with immediate effect by suspending its licence for ____ months?

(A) 10

(B) 6

(C) 3

(D) 1

5) China and which country recently held joint military drill code-named ‘Silk Road Cooperation-2015’ in Guangzhou?

(A) Nepal

(B) Pakistan

(C) India

(D) Sri Lanka

6) IFCI Ltd has recently become a state-owned firm (PSU) with the government increasing its stake in the infrastructure financing firm to ___ per cent?

(A) 51 %

(B) 75 %

(C) 100 %

(D) None of these

7) Which global ratings agency on 9 April 2015 raised India's rating outlook to ‘Positive’ from ‘Stable’?

(A) S&P

(B) Moody’s

(C) Fitch Group

(C) None of these

8) India’s direct-to-home (DTH)service provider Videocon d2h recently made its debut on NASDAQ. NASDAQ is a Stock exchange in which country?

(A) China

(B) Singapore

(C) Britain

(D) USA

9) Who was on 10 April 2015 appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai?

(A) Arun Kumar Jha

(B) Vivek Gupta

(C) Hemant Sharma

(D) D Annadurai

10) Name the Satyam founder who was on 9 April 2015 sentenced to seven years in jail, after he was found guilty by of criminal cheating and conspiracy?

(A) Raju Vegesna

(B) Ramalinga Raju

(C) Mahindra Satyam

(D) None of these

Answers

1) Ans. (C) France

2) Ans. (C) Belgium

3) Ans. (A) Dhanush

4) Ans. (B) 6

5) Ans. (D) Sri Lanka

6) Ans. (A) 51 %

7) Ans. (B) Moody’s

8) Ans. (D) USA

9) Ans. (A) Arun Kumar Jha

10) Ans. (B) Ramalinga Raju

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