Questions Asked in today's (27 August 2016) SSC CGL Online Exam 2016 - Review

Hi Apsirants, today (27/08/2016) is the first day of the Staff Selection Commission CGL Exam Tier-1 2016. This is the first online exam by SSC for CGL. So question papers are history now. We have to wait for the comments of candidates to know the questions and the level of difficulty. As you know the exam consists of 4 parts - Quantitative Aptitude,General Intelligence (Reasoning) , English Language and General Awareness. In this post we will be sharing the questions of all 03 shits which will be held today. You can also contribute questions by commenting below.

Shift 1: 10.00AM to 11.15AM

GK Review: Very few questions were being asked from Current Affairs. Basically questions were being repeated from previous year question papers. The level of difficulty was moderate. More preference as given on Static GK

GK Questions

1. What is Zeolite? - any of a large group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium, and barium.

2. Kakori conspiracy took place in which year? – 1925

3. Siachen glacier dispute is between which two countries? - India & China

4. Minimum attendance in Loksabha for proceeding session? - 1/10 of total Seats = 55

5. First female governor of India? - Sarojini Naidu

6. Components responsible for acid rain? - sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides 

7. Highest source of air pollution in the world? - Carbon Monoxide

8. Desert with high gold reserves? - South Gobi Desert

9. Government bodies not under the Attorney general of India? -

10. Which state has more literacy rate among the following (Punjab, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Odisha)? - Mizoram

11. Which monument is called dream of stones? - Panch Mahal

12. CAG does not audit which of the below mentioned? - Local Body

13. Who is the author of "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"? - John Keats
14. Boiling point of water depends on? - Atmospheric pressure
15. Headquarter of FIFA? - Zürich
16. Bubbles from liquid are formed due to? - Surface Tension

GK Questions from second Shift

 1. Who got first Medal for India in Rio Olympics 2016? - Sakshi Malik

2. Indian signed order line agreement with which country?-

3. On July 27th, Ramon Magsaysay award given to? - TM Krishna

4. First Filed Marshal of India? - Sam Manekshaw

5. Only Viceroy assassinated in India? - Lord Mayo

6. What is the main purpose of Monetary Policy? -

7. Which tax is collected by States? -

8. Head of PAC appointed by whom? - Speaker of Lok Sabha

9. Smallest Island nation in Indian ocean? - Maldives

10. Founder of Theosophical society? - Helena Blavatsky

11. Why water spreads while mercury does not when put on a glass plate?

12. Which of the following is not the main objective of Fiscal Policy?
13. How long can a Presidential ordinance remain in force? - Six Months
14. The declaration of constitutional emergency in an Indian state has to be approved by the parliament within? - Two Months
15. How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 6 years ? - Once

Quant Questions:
1. L.C.M. of 1.25 and 0.625
2. X+1/X=5, Then 6X/(X^2+X+1)=?
3. Temperature of a week is 47℃. Temperature of 6 days excluding Tuesday is 42℃. Then temperature on Tuesday was?
4. Amount of Rs.2000 is interested at Rs.40 per thousand for 2 years then SI=?
5. tan(@+15°)=√3 Then @=?
6. A man bought an article for Rs.4950. Gives two successive discount 20% and 15%. Find selling price.
7. The radius of a sphere and a hemisphere is equal. What the ratio of their surface area?

Quantitative Aptitude Review

Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigonometry, Fractions were mainly from Qunatitaive Aptitude. The questions were straight forward. The questions from Arithmetic were easy. The difficulty level for Geometry and Trigonometry was of Moderate Level.

Overall Review

Overall, the level of the exam was easy. One can attempt 70+ questions in the exam very easily.

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Quiz on Current Affairs – 19 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 19 August 2016 useful for SSC, UPSC, IBPS, Bank Exams and other PSC Exams.

1. Badminton player P V Sindhu on 18 August 2016 won historic silver medal in women’s singles badminton event at Rio Olympics 2016. Which player defeated P V Sindhu in the final?

Answer: Carolina Marín

Note: Sindhu became the first Indian woman to clinch a silver medal in Olympics. She also became the fourth Indian to win a silver at the Olympics after shooters Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004, Athens) and Vijay Kumar (2012, London) and wrestler Sushil Kumar (2012, London).

2. World Humanitarian Day was observed on?

Answer: 19 August

Note: The digital campaign for the World Humanitarian Day 2016 was The World You’d Rather.

3. Which city was recently named as  world’s most liveable city for the sixth year running according the Economist’s global liveability survey?

Answer: Melbourne

4. Who was recently awarded the prestigious 25th Vyas Samman 2015 for her poetry collection “Kshama”?

Answer: Hindi scholar and writer Sunita Jain

Note: The award instituted by the K K Birla Foundation carries a cash prize of Rs 2.50 lakh.

5. India Post Payments Bank Limited (IPPBL) has received the Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs under the Companies Act 2013. Earlier Union Government has given its approval for setting up IPPB as a Public Limited Company under the DoP with ___% Government of India (GOI) equity?

Answer: 100%

6. State Bank of India’s (SBI’s) board of directors on 19th August 2016 has approved merger of its five associate banks and which other bank with itself?

Answer: Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB)

Note: These five subsidiaries are State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Travancore.

7. Which state Government recently became first state in the country to launch India’s first comprehensive ‘Crime Criminal Tracking Network System’ (CCTNS)?

Answer: Maharashtra

8. Who was conferred with Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award recently?

Answer: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

9. Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), situated in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 18 August 2016 banned which Indian wrestler for four years following an appeal by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?

Answer: Narsingh Yadav

10. Who recently became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal?

Answer: Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin

Note: She won the bronze medal in Taekwondo.

11. Which bank has recently unveiled a payment service dubbed as "iMobile SmartKeys" that uses smartphone keyboard to make quick & secure payments?

Answer: ICICI Bank

12. Federal Bank has announced its partnership with ___, a mobile banking application, to provide cashless transactions?

Answer: Chillr

13. Which Indian former player  was recently awarded the honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club?

Answer: Virender Sehwag

14. Who won the Gold medal in men’s 200m at Rio Olympics 2016?

Answer: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt

Note: He ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada’s Andre de Grasse and France’s Christophe Lemaitre.

15. Govind Tej who died on 19 August 2016 was a noted filmmaker,actor & director in which language?

Answer: Odia

16. The world's longest and highest glass bottom bridge is set to open soon in which country?

Answer: China

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Current Affairs Questions – 18 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz Questions for 18 August 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams.

1. Who won India’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by clinching the bronze in the wrestling 58kg category?

Answer: Sakshi Malik

Note: Sakshi Malik created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal. It was India’s overall 25th medal in Olympic Games. She defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan by 8-5 points. With this she becomes only the fourth woman athlete from India to win an Olympic medal. Weight-lifter Karnam Malleshwari was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal.

2.Name the world’s largest (longest) aircraft which has recently embarked its maiden flight at an airfield in Cardington in central England?

Answer: Airlander 10

Note: Airlander 10 is hybrid ship i.e. it is a partly plane and partly airship filled with helium gas. It is 92-metre-long and 43.5m wide.

3. Indian cricket team has secured world No.1 ranking in the latest ICC Test rankings. Which team is at second position?

Answer: Pakistan

4. Which state has become the 3rd State to ratify the Goods and Services Tax on 18 August 2016?

Answer: Jharkhand

5. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of new BJP HQ building at ____ on August 18, 2016?

Answer: New Delhi

6. The government has recently launched new initiatives including setting up of a water purification plant under Namami Gange at?

Answer: Mathura, UP

7. Name the three apps launched by Power Ministry to enhance transparency in the power transmission sector?

Answer: TARANG,e-Trans & DEEP

8. PV Sindhu made history on 18 August 2016 for Indian badminton when she reached the final of the women’s singles event after beating Nozomi Okuhara of which country?

Answer: Japan

9. Who was on 17 August 2016 appointed as the Administrator of Lakshadweep?

Answer: Farooq Khan

10. Name the Indian-American who was recently named co-chair of the transition team of Hillary Clinton?

Answer: Neera Tanden

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Reasoning Questions for SSC CGL 2016 Tier-I

Hi Aspirtants, here are some useful simple and basic Reasoning Questions for SSC CGL 2016 Tier-I. Even though questions are simple, the chances of making error are more. So practice as many questions from this section. Attempt the quiz and share your score. 

1. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

VIJ

2. B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D

BC3D

3. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____

JAK

4. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA

KLLA

5. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU

ISS

6. ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, _____

VE7

7. QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC

HGF

8. JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____

NEO

9. BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___

JKJ

10. P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, P1QV

P2QU
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Computer Quiz for IBPS Bank Exams

Hi Aspirants, here are some more Computer Knowledge Questions useful for IBPS Exams like IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO etc. We have tried to cover the questions which are repeatedly asked in Bank Exams. Attempt the quiz and check your score.

1. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:

printer

2. ________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.

The operating system

3. Computers use the ____________ language to process data.

binary

4. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the:

digital divide

5. In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of:

eight bits.

6. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:

Spam

7. ____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful way.

Information

8. The term 'Pentium' is related to

Microprocessor

9. ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

Crashing

10. The set of instructions that tells the computer what to do is

Software

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Current Affairs MCQ – 17 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are the Current Affairs Updates for 17 August 2016 covering the important happenings for the day. These questions will be very useful for all upcoming exams like IBPS Clerk 2016, RBI Grade B Officer, SSC CGL 2016 etc.

1. Name the former Union Minister who was on 17 August 2016 appointed as the Governor of Manipur?

Answer: Najma Heptulla

Note: She had served as Union Minority Affairs Minister in the Union Cabinet of NDA Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had resigned in July 2016.

2. Who was on 17 August 2016 appointed as the Governor of Assam?

Answer: Banwarilal Purohit

Note: He is a three-time former member of Lok Sabha from Nagpur and Managing Editor of Central India’s daily ‘The Hitavada’.

3. Who was on 17 August 2016 appointed as the Governor of Punjab?

Answer: VP Singh Badnore

Note: He hails from Rajasthan and is associated with Mayo College, Ajmer.

4. Who was on 17 August 2016 appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Answer: Jagdish Mukhi

Note: He is Delhi-based BJP leader and former MLA from Delhi.

5. The first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Youth Parliamentarians Conference on `Peace and Harmony for Development’ was held from August 16 to 18, 2016 at?

Answer: Islamabad, Pakistan

6. Name the World famous prominent Punjabi writer, novelist, short story writer and Jnanpith awardee who died on 16 August 2016?

Answer: Gurdial Singh

Note: He was one of the greatest writers of Punjabi Literature and had focused on the economically and socially marginalised people in rural Punjab in his short stories and novels.

7. Name the former president of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) who died on 16 August 2016?

Answer: Joao Havelange

Note: His tenure as President in FIFA is the second longest behind only that of Jules Rimet.

8. Statue of Sister Nivedita was recently (August 2016) unveiled in which country?

Answer: Ireland

Note: Sister Nivedita was a great disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

9. Name the noted Malayalam scriptwriter who died on 15 August 2016?

Answer: T A Razzaq

Note: He started his career as a scriptwriter in 1991 for Mohanlal-starred “Vishnulokam”. As a scriptwriter, his notable films include Kanakinavu, Ghazal, Perumazhakalam, Aayirathil Oruvan and Thalolam.

10. Name the first Speaker of Delhi Assembly and father of Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel who died on 16 August 2016?

Answer: Charti Lal Goel

Note: He became the first Speaker of Delhi Assembly in 1993& continued in the post till 1998.

11. India’s PV Sindhu on 17 August 2016 defeated world number two ___ of China to enter the semi-finals of the Rio 2016 Olympics?

Answer: Wang Yihan

Note: She became only the second Indian women’s player after Saina Nehwal to reach the semi-final of Olympic.

12. Tata Power Solar has recently commissioned a 100 mw solar project for NTPC at?

Answer: Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

13. Name the Indian music composer who was recently honoured with the Tamil Ratna Award?

Answer: A R Rahman

14. Name the two sportspersons who have been recommended for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest honour in sports?

Answer:   Gymnast Dipa Karmakar and Shooter Jitu Rai

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History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1 Online Exam

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful History Quiz Questions for the upcoming SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1 Online Exam scheduled to be held from 27 August 2016 to 11 September 2016.

1. The Battle of Plassey was fought in

1757

2. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

military affairs

3. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

Dadabhai Naoroji

4. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year

1853

5. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

Japan

6. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as

Dakhili

7. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?

All of the above

8. The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

1858 AD

9. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were

Babar and Jahangir

10. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of?

Travancore

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Computer Awareness for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016

Hi Aspirrants, here are some useful Computer Awareness Questions for the upcoming RBI Grade B Officer Exam 2016, IBPS Clerk Exam 2016, SSC CGL etc.  

1. ____________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.

The operating system

2. Read the statements below and choose appropriate option 1.Third generation computer uses LSI chips. 2.Data and Information are same. 3.Light pen is an output device.

1 is true and 2,3 are false.

3. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the:

digital divide

4. The improvement of computer hardware theory is summarized by which law.?

Moore’s First Law

5. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:

network

6. The most widely used computer device is

Internal hard disk

7. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:

application software.

8. _______ are software which is used to do particular task

Program

9. A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes.

gigabyte

10. Who is father of modern computers?

Charles Babbage

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Important Current Affairs Quiz– 16 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 16 August 2016 covering all the important happenings of the day. Quiz Questions will be very useful for all upcoming exams.

1. Who won the gold medal in men’s singles tennis category in Rio 2016 Olympic Games?

Answer: Andy Murray of Great Britain

Note: He defeated Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the final match held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With the win, he retained the medal and became the first player to win two men's singles tennis gold medals in Olympics.

2. Which country topped the Global Innovation Index, 2016?

Answer: Switzerland

3. What is India's position in the Global Innovation Index, 2016?

Answer: 66th

4. Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has  recently inaugurated the country’s first facility to produce nickel in which state?

Answer: Jharkhand

Note: The facility was inaugurated by Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of mines. Nickel is primarily used to make stainless steel.

5. Who has bagged the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award 2016 presented by the Government of Tamil Nadu?

Answer: P Shanmugam

Note: He is the Sr.Principal Scientist at Central Leather Research Institute.

6. Who recently became only the second Indian artist after M.S.Subbulakshmi to perform at the iconic UN General Assembly hall?

Answer: A R Rahman

Note: Subbulakshmi was invited to perform at the General Assembly in Oct 1966.

7. Which Indian batsman entered the top-10 in the latest Test rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

Answer: Ajinkya Rahane

8. Wayde Van Niekerk from which country recently smashed Michael Johnson’s long-standing world record in 400m recently at Olympics 2016?

Answer: South Africa

9. ___ on 16 August 2016 became the first non-NDA state to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on GST?

Answer: Bihar

Note: Bihar became the first non-NDA state and overall second after BJP-ruled Assam to pass GST Bill. The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 on GST has already been passed by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

10. Which country on 16 August 2016 successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite which boasts of establishing hack-proof communications between space and the ground as it is equipped with security features to prevent wiretapping and intercepts?

Answer: China

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