Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 19 December 2015

Hi Aspirants.. Here is the Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for 19 December 2015 useful for preparing for all upcoming exams. Hot topics for the day include Peter Dickinson, Radha Krishna Mathur as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India, Jeff Williams as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apple Inc etc. You can attempt this quiz and check your score online for free. So y wait…start quiz now. All the Best!! 

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1) West Bengal Government on 19 December 2015 approved proposal for formation of five new districts in the state. With this the total number of districts of Bengal will increase to?

(A) 20

(B) 25

(C) 30

(D) 35

2) Novelist Peter Dickinson passed away on 16 December 2015 was a _____ novelist?

(A) Irish

(B) Spanish

(C) French

(D) British

3) Who was on 18 December 2015 appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India?

(A) Basanth Seth

(B) Vijai Sharma

(C) Radha Krishna Mathur

(D) L C Goyal

4) Who was on 18 December 2015 appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apple Inc?

(A) Satya Nadella

(B) Tim Cook

(C) Jeff Williams

(D) Arthur D. Levinson

5) India’s biggest Wildlife Rescue Centre named as Gorewada Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre has been commissioned recently at Gorewada near?

(A) Kochi, Kerala

(B) Raiganj, Bihar

(C) Dudhwa, Uttar Pradesh

(D) Nagpur, Maharashtra

6) Chatla Sriramulu who died on 18 Dec. 2015 was a famous?

(A) Theatre Artist

(B) Athlete

(C) Music Director

(D) Philanthropist

7) Sahitya Academy has recently announced 2015 Sahitya Akademi Award. This award has recognised premier works in ____ Indian languages?

(A) 15

(B) 23

(C) 22

(D) 14

8) Pope Francis recently announced that Mother Teresa will be elevated to sainthood soon. Nobel Peace Prize winner Teresa died at the age of 87 in Kolkata in which year?

(A) 1997

(B) 2003

(C) 1994

(D) 1999

9) Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi appeared before Delhi court on 19 Dec. 2015 in the ______ case and were granted bail?

(A) National Herald Case

(B) Vyapam Case

(C) Bofors Case

(C) AgustaWestland Case

10) Indian cricket squad for tour of Australia was announced by BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on 19 Dec. 2015. Who among the following made a surprise comeback to the team?

(A) Suresh Raina

(B) Sanju Samson

(C) Rohit Sharma

(D) Yuvraj Singh

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Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016

Friends.. Here are some useful Aptitude Questions Quiz for those preparing for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016. At the same time these questions will also be useful for LIC AAO Exam 2016, SSC CGL 2016, SSC CHSL 2016 and other upcoming exams in 2016. Click the start quiz button to attempt the quiz. We have also uploaded detailed solution for each question which will be very useful for you. Attempt quiz and comment your suggestions. All the Best. 

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Directions (Q. 1-5): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

1. 8    10    18    44    124    (?)

(1) 344

(2) 366

(3) 354 

(4) 356 

(5) None of these

2. 13    25    61    121    205    (?)

(1) 323

(2) 326

(3) 324 

(4) 313 

(5) None of these

3. 12    18    36    102    360    (?)

(1) 1364

(2) 1386

(3) 1384 

(4) 1376

(5) None of these

4. 454    472    445    463    436    (?)

(1) 436

(2) 456

(3) 454 

(4) 434 

(5) None of these

5. A certain fraction is equivalent to 2/5 . If the numerator of the fraction is increased by 4 and the denominator is doubled, the new fraction is equivalent to 1/3 . What is the sum of numerator and denominator of the original fraction?

(1) 49  

(2) 35 

(3) 28  

(4) 26  

(5) 21

6. In how many different ways, letters of the word MANPOWER be arranged such that all vowels are together?

(1) 360  

(2) 4320 

(3) 1440

(4) 2160 

(5) 40320

7. On a certain test, 3 students each had a score of 90, 9 students each had a score of 80, 4 students each had a score of 70, and 4 students each had a score of 60. What was the average (arithmetic mean) score for the 20 students ?

(1) 70.5  

(2) 75.0  

(3) 75.5

(4) 80.0  

(5) 80.5

8. Of the science books in a certain supply room, 40 are on botany, 35 are on zoology, 30 are on physics, 40 are on geology, and 55 are on chemistry. If science books are removed randomly from the supply room, how many must be removed to ensure that 20 of the books removed are on the same science subject?

(1) 81  

(2) 79  

(3) 96  

(4) 85  

(5) 100

9. If difference between CI and SI on a certain sum of money is Rs. 72 at 12% p.a. for 2 years then find the amount.

a) RS.6000

b) Rs.5000

c) Rs. 5200

d) Rs. 4900

e) None of these

10. A completes a work in 12 days and B complete the same work in 24 days. If both of them work together, then the number of days required to complete the work will be

(a) 8   

(b) 6    

(c) 7   

(d) 5   

(e) None of these

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Syllabus and Exam Pattern of LIC AAO Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants.. As informed you in our previous post, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has already released the notification of its Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) Exam for the Vacancies in 2016. There are around 700 Vacancies this time and exam is scheduled on 05th,06th , 13th March 2016. Let's have a look at the Selection Procedure, Exam Pattern and Syllabus.

Selection Procedure

Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the on-line Examination followed by a personal interview of short listed candidates and subsequent Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination.

On-line Examination:

On-line examination will be of objective type, multiple choices of 120 minutes (2 hrs) duration comprising of the following:

a. Reasoning Ability

b. Quantitative Aptitude

c. General Knowledge, Current Affairs

d. Computer Knowledge

e. English Language with Special emphasis on Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension.  

Penalty for Wrong Answers

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth (1/4) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question. The marks obtained by the candidate in each Section and in the aggregate shall be arrived at after deduction of the marks for wrong answers.

Note: 1) Candidate MUST pass in each Section separately and should also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate to qualify for the interview.

2) The minimum marks to be obtained in each Section and in the aggregate shall be decided by LIC. English Language test is of qualifying nature and the marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking.

The Scores of Online Examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:

(i) Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.

(ii) The Corrected Scores so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores*

* Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.

(iii) Test wise scores and scores on total is reported with decimal point upto two digits.

Note: Cutoffs are applied in two stages:

i. on scores in individual tests

ii. on Total Score

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Current Affairs Online Quiz – 18 December 2015

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 18 December 2015. Trending topics for the day include World Internet Conference, International Migrants Day, Cramer Ball, ban use of polythene, Paytm  tie-up with IRCTC, Francois Hollande etc. You can check questions on each topic by attempting the quiz. Happy quizzing… 

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1) The second World Internet Conference concluded on 18 December 2015 at?

(A) Mumbai, India

(B) Newyork, USA

(C) Ufa, Russia

(D) Wuzen, China

2) International Migrants Day was observed across the world on?

(A) 18 December

(B) 19 December

(C) 17 December

 (D) 16 December

3) Which country on 17 December 2015 become the 163rd member of World Trade Organisation (WTO)?

(A) Kenya

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh

4) Cramer Ball who resigned on 17 December 2015 is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of?

(A) Indigo Airlines

(B) Jet Airways

(C) Air India

(D) Indian Airlines

5) MLAs of which state assembly passed resolution on 16 December 2015 to remove Speaker Nabam Rebia?

(A) Assam

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Bihar

6) Which state government on 18 December 2015 decided to ban use of polythene across the state?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(C) Karnataka

(D) Uttar Pradesh

7) IRCTC on 16 December 2015 tied-up with which mobile commerce platform for e-catering payment?

(A) Freerecharge

(B) Paypal

(C) Paytm

(D) mCent

8) Francois Hollande who will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of Indian on 26 January 2016 is the president of?

(A) Thailand

(B) Italy

(C) France

(D) Canada

9) ISRO has successfully placed six commercial satellites from which country in their dedicated orbits using PSLV-C29 on 16 December 2015?

(A) Singapore

(B) Indonesia

(C) Japan

(D) France

10) Justice Reva Khetrapal on 17 December 2015 took oath as the new Lokayukta of?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) West Bengal

(D) Delhi

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LIC AAO Recruitment 2016 Notification – 700 Vacancies

Good News Aspirants. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has published official notification for the recruitment of Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) 2016(Generalist). Eligible candidates can apply online from 15 December 2015 to 5 January 2016. Imporant details are as follows:

Syllabus and Exam Pattern of LIC AAO Exam 2016

Important Dates

Start date for Online Registration of Applications/Payment: 15.12.2015

Last date for Online Registration/Payment: 05.01.2016

Download of Call Letter for Examination: Last week of February 2016

Dates of Online Examination (Tentative): 05th,06th , 13th March 2016

LIC Vacancy Details:

Total No. of Posts: 700

Name of the Posts: Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist)

1. SC: 106 Posts

2. ST: 53 Posts

3. OBC: 192 Posts

4. UR: 349 Posts

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Bachelor/ Master’s Degree from a recognized Indian University/ Institution. 

Age Limit: Candidates age should be minimum 21 years and maximum age shall not be more than 30 years as on 01-12-2015. Age Relaxation is applicable 5 years for SC/ St, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwD (Gen), 15 years for PwD (SC/ ST), 13 years for PwD (OBC) & for others as per rules.

Application Fees /Intimation Charges

For SC/ST/ PWD Candidates: Intimation Charges of Rs. 100/- plus Transaction Charges

For all Other Candidates: Application Fee-cum-Intimation Charges of Rs. 600/- plus Transaction Charges

Selection Procedure:

Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the on-line Examination followed by a personal interview of short listed candidates and subsequent Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination.

How to Apply: You can apply online from the below link.

For more details please download the official notification as PDF from the below link.

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Computer Knowledge Questions for LIC AAO Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants.. LIC has released the notification of its AAO Exam 2016. Exam is tentatively scheduled during March 2016. Preparation should start now. Through your journey we will also be providing you with useful study materials. In this post let’s have a look at some questions from Computer Knowledge section. We will cover other topics too in the coming days. So come lets study together. All the best!

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1) A _______ is a computer connected to two networks.

(A) link

(B) server

(C) gateway

(D) bridge way

2) The first page of a Web site is called the?

(A) Home page     

(B) Index

(C) Java Script     

(D) Book mark

3) Compiling creates a(n) _____ .

(A) program specification 

(B) algorithm

(C) executable program   

(D) subroutine

4) Which of the following functions are not performed by servers?

(A) Word Processing

(B) Databae sharing

(C) Processing websites

(D) Storage

5) IP address contains ____ bits?

(A) 8 bits  

(B) 16 bits 

(C) 32 bits 

(D) 40 bits  

6) In Excel, _____ contains one or more worksheets.

(A) Template         

(B) Workbook       

(C) Active cell

(D) Label   

7) OCR stands for _____

(A) Optical Character Recognition

(B) Optical CPU Recognition

(C) Optimal Character Rendering

(D) Other Character Restoration

8) The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an

(A) Search engine

(B) Internet Service Provider (ISP)

(C) Multimedia application

(D) Browser

9) SMTP, FTP and DNS are applications of the ____ layer.

(A) data link

(B) network

(C) transport

(D) application

10) Which media have the ability to have data stored on them by users more than once?

(A) CD-R

(B) CD-RW disks

(C) Zip disks

(D) OptiDisks

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Geography Quiz for Competitive Exams

Hi Aspirants.. Here is a useful Geography Quiz for cracking competitive Exams. The following are some of the repeatedly asked questions from Geography topic in various competitive exams. Attempt the quiz and check your score. 

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1. Tapti river rises in?

Ans. Satpura range

2. What is the difference between IST and GMT?

Ans. 5 hours 30 minutes

3. Seacoast of which of the following states is the longest?

Andhra Pradesh

4. Which is correct with respect to "Silent valley of Kerala"?

Ans. Contains rare species of plants & animals

5. Project Tiger was launched in

Ans. 1973

6. The longest dam in India is?

Ans. Hirakund dam

7. The largest steel plant of the country is?

Ans. Bokaro

8. Indian railways is divided in to?

Ans. 15 zones

9. The first industrial policy was declared in?

Ans. 1948

10. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?

Ans. Coimbatore

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IBPS Clerk 2015 Prelims Result Out

Hi readers...IBPS has today (16 December 2015) has published the results of its Clerk Exam held during the last two weeks. Scores obtained in the Online Preliminary Examination will be available on IBPS website within 7 days. The Online Mains Exam will be conducted on 2nd and 3rd January 2016.

Congratulations to all shortlisted candidates

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