COMPETITION MITRA: March 2015

Tuesday 31 March 2015

Ques. : 1 Name the women shuttler who clinched her maiden India Open Super Series title recently.

1) Carolina Marin

2) Saina Nehwal

3) Ratchanok Intanon

4) PV Sindhu

5) None of these

Ques. : 2 Who among the following is a deputy governor of the RBI as of now?

1) Pratip Chaudhuri

2) Usha Thorat

3) Subir Gokarn

4) SS Mundra

5) KC Chakrabarty

Ques. : 3 What is India’s ranking on the new index compiled by the UN trade body UNCTAD for assessing the readiness of countries for electronic commerce?

1) 63rd

2) 130th

3) 83rd

4) 75th

5) 92nd

Ques. : 4 The winner of the men’s singles title of the India Open Super Series badminton tournament is

1) Viktor Axelsen

2) Kidambi Srikanth

3) Lin Dan

4) Ajay Jayaram

5) Parupalli Kashyap

Ques. : 5 PM Narendra Modi in his address to a global energy conference, recently, appealed to people not to take subsidy if they can afford to buy LPG at market price. The govt targets that ________ will surrender the LPG subsidy.

1) ten crore

2) five crore

3) two crore

4) one crore

5) None of these

Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries is the world's largest B2C market measured both by the revenue and the number of online buyers as of now?

1) US

2) China

3) India

4) UK

5) Germany

Ques. : 7 The _________Group is the world's largest e-commerce company by gross merchandise value, volume of goods and services being transacted at present?

1) eBay

2) Amazon

3) Alibaba

4) Flipkart

5) None of these

Ques. : 8 Which country has topped the recently released UNCTAD’s new Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-commerce, businesses selling to the general public, index?

1) Finland

2) Norway

3) Luxembourg

4) UK

5) China

Ques. : 9 The govt gave 'in principle' nod to Sagarmala project recently. This project is aimed at port-led development in

1) coastal states

2) Sri Lanka and Maldives

3) Mauritius and Seychelles

4) Bangladesh and Myanmar

5) None of these

Ques. : 10 A unique integrating and interactive platform named PRAGATI was launched by the PM Narendra Modi recently. Which of the following is correct about the programme?

1) It is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances.

2) It will monitor and review important programmes and projects of the central/state govts.

3) The interactive Pragati sessions will take place every second Saturday of the month.
4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

ANSWERS
1. 2) Saina Nehwal
2. 4) SS Mundra
3. 3) 83rd
4. 2) Kidambi Srikanth
5. 4) one crore
6. 2) China
7. 3) Alibaba
8. 3) Luxembourg
9. 1) coastal states
10. 5) Only 1) and 2)

REASONING PUZZLES

Directions (1-2): These questions are based on the following information.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a straight line. B sits third to the left of E, who sits at the end of the line. C is not an immediate neighbour of F and E. One person sits between B and D. F is sitting at the left end of the line.

1. What is the A’s position with respect of E?

(1) fourth right

(2) third right

(3) fourth left

(4) fifth left

(5) None of these

2. If all the six friends are made to sit alphabetically from right to left, position of how many of them will remain unchanged?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) None of these

Direction (3-8): Study the given information and answer the following questions:

Eight friends M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around circular table and belong to eight different states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Kerala and Maharashtra. They read three Newspapers in Hindi, English and Punjabi. At least two persons read one news paper not necessarily in the same order.

Only P and Q read Hindi Newspaper. P is third to right of Q. M is from Kerala reads English Newspaper and is sitting immediate right of Q. R is from Chandigarh and reads Punjabi Newspaper. T reads the same Newspaper as S reads who is third to left of R and fourth to right of N. O is sitting exact opposite of P who belongs to UP. Persons who belong to Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh read English Newspaper. S is from Haryana while N is from Andhra Pradesh reads English Newspaper. T is from Punjab.

3. Who does not read English Newspaper?

(1) O (2) N

(3) M (4) T

(5) None of these

4. From which state Q belongs?

(1) UP (2) Bihar

(3) Maharashtra (4) Andhra Pradesh

(5) None of these

5. Which of the following is not correct combination?

(1) T-Punjab-Punjabi (2) Q-Kerala-Hindi

(3) O-Maharashtra-English

(4) P-UP-Hindi

(5) All are correct combinations

6. Which two persons are sitting adjacently who read Punjabi Newspapers?

(1) RT (2) RN

(3) RS (4) TS

(5) None of these

For Qs (7-8): on the basis of above arrangement four of the following forms a group which one does not related to the group?

7. (1) OQ (2) RN

(3) PT (4) MS

(5) MO

8. (1) PQ (2) RS

(3)TR (4) OM

(5)SN

Direction (9-10): In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. You have to find out which of the conclusion logically follows from the given statements.

9. Statements: X£ Y, Y ³ W, W < P, P £ M

Conclusions: I. M > W II. P > X III. X £ M

(1) only I follows (2) only II follows

(3) only III follows (4) only I and III follows

(5) None of these

10. Statements: P ³ Q, N £ S, Q > N S < T

Conclusions: I. T > Q, II. P ³ S III. Q > T IV. P > N

(1) only I and II follows (2) only I, II and III follows

(3) only III and IV follow (4) only II, III and IV follows

(5) None of these

Solutions (1-2)

1. 3
2. 3

Solutions (3-8)

3. (4):
4. (2):
5. (2):
6. (1):
7. (5):
8. (3):

Solutions (9-10)

BANKING AWARENESS

1. Which of the following is a third party product often sold by banks?

(a) Gift cheques

(b) Credit cards

(d) Mutual funds

(e) All of the above

2. The co-operative bank is governed by the banking regulation Act 1949 and co-operative societies Act of

(a) 1962

(b) 1963

(d) 1969

(e) 1965

3. A scheduled bank must be

(a) A corporative or company incorporated by any law in force in any place in India

(b) An institution notified by GOI

(d) All of the above

(e) None of these

4. Kapoor committee, 1999 is related to ____.

(a) Micro-finance

(b) Restructuring of RRBs

(d) Co-operative Banking Reforms

(e) None of these

5. Which of the following institution is meant for small and medium enterprises?

(a) RBI

(b) NABARD

(d) SIDBI

(e) None of these

6. Under the second phase of nationalization, 07 banks were nationalized. Their deposits were over ________ crore.

(a) 2

(b) 20

(d) 100

(e) None of these

7. The tag line ‘A friend you can bank on’ is of which bank?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) Bank of Maharashtra

(d) UCO Bank

(e) None of these

8. Who is having the major stakes in NABARD?

(a) RBI

(b) Central Government

(d) Ministry of Finance

(e) None of these

9. Expand REDP. It is an initiative by NABARD.

(a) Rural Employment Development Programme

(b) Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme

(d) Rural entrepreneurship Development Planning

(e) None of these

10. When was SEBI established?

(a) 1990

(b) 1991

(d) 1984

(e) None of these

11. ‘Unilateral transfers such as donations by Government of India come under which part of Balance of Payment (BOP)?

(a) Current account

(b) Capital account

(d) Current and capital account both

(e) None of these

12. Gilt-edged securities market is the market for government and semi-government securities. These securities carry –

(a) Floating interest rate

(b) Fixed interest rate

(d) No interest rate at all

(e) None of these

13. Expand AEPS in terms of banking.

(a) Aadhaar-enabled Payment Service

(b) Aadhaar-enabled Payment system

(d) Aadhaar-enabled promotion scheme

(e) None of these

14. Who provides refinance facilities to RRBs?

(a) SIDBI

(b) RBI

(d) NABARD

(e) None of these

15. Expand DRI related to a scheme meant for weaker section of our country.

(a) Different rate of interest

(b) Differential rate of interest

(d) Different rate of interest-bond

(e) None of these

ANSWERS
1	d	11	a
2	e	12	b
3	d	13	b
4	d	14	d
5	d	15	b
6	c
7	c
8	b
9	b
10	c

SSC SUB INSPECTORS AND CAPF'S RECRUITMENT 2015

http://ssconline.nic.in/tpform1.php?exam_code=CPO&year=2015&notice_no=F.%20No.%203/2/2015-P%20and%20P-II&notice_date=28-03-2015

Monday 30 March 2015

GK FILE FOR NICL AO AND ASSISTANT EXAM

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WEEKLY GA UPDATES

1. Book written by Uma lele:FOOD FOR ALL
The five organisations surveyed by the book are: the World Bank Group, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Programme, International Fund for Agricultural Development and Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research.

2. CNN IBN AWARDS 2015

Narendra Modi - Indian of the Year 2014

Arun Jaitley - Indian of the Year 2014: Politics

Jitu Rai - Indian of the Year 2014: Sports

N Chandrasekaran - Indian of the Year 2014: Business

Chetan Bhagat - Indian of the Year 2014: Entertainment

Tongam Rina - Indian of the Year 2014: Public Service

Satya Nadella - Indian of the Year 2014: Global Indian

K Chandrasekhar Rao - Indian of the Year 2014: Popular Choice

P Vijayan - Indian of the Year 2014: Popular Choice

Kangana Ranaut - Indian of the Year 2014: Special Achievement

Pankaj Advani - Indian of the Year 2014: Special Achievement

Kailash Satyarthi - Indian of the Year 2014: Outstanding Achievement

Azim Premji - Indian of the Year 2014: Outstanding Achievement

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) - Indian of the Year 2014: Lifetime Achievement

3. International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2015 was observed globally on 25 March 2015. The theme for the year 2015 is Women and Slavery. The theme is a tribute to the many
women who suffered and died during the slave trade.

4. Nobel Laureate John F Nash Jr. won the Abel Prize 2015 for his work on partial differential equations. The Abel Prize is an international prize presented annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. The prize was named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel.

5. Delhi government has launched First E-ration card service in India. E-ration card will be linked with Aadhaar cards in order to curb corruption and increase transparency in the system. Delhi government is also starting issuing temporary Fair Price Shop (FPS)-licences. These licenses will be issued to around 25,000 FPS in Delhi. FPS are operated by private players to provide subsided foodgrains

6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 March 2015 launched Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform. PRAGATI is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform aimed at addressing grievances of common man. It also aims at simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important Union government programmes and projects as well as projects flagged by State Governments.

It is an innovative project in e-governance and good governance and accountability with real-time presence and information exchange among the key stakeholders.

SSC CGL TIER 1 MARKS OUT

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Sunday 29 March 2015

SENTENCE COMPLETION

Directions (Q. 1-6): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.

1. It is _____ that in the present system there is neither justice nor ________ to law.
(1) Disgusting, practice
(2) Shameful, respect
(3) unethical, subject
(4) unfortunate, adherence
(5) strange, concept

2. The war will have far-reaching_______ for the ___region.
(1) Implications, distant
(2) Consequences, entire
(3) Spell, diverse
(4) Objective, across
(5) destruction, disturbed

3. The police has not demonstrated any measure of ______ in ________ with street protests.
(1) Sympathy, tackle
(2) Mercy, fighting
(3) Case, confronting
(4) Atrocity, curbing
(5) Restraint, dealing

4. Proper ______ needs to be taken to protect the green cover _____rocks and hillocks.
(1) presentation, amidst
(2) planning, covering
(3) attention, across
(4) action, around
(5) consideration, across

5. In the last few years the ______ of administration has taken a_______
(1) quality, nosedive
(2) stature, u-turn
(3) infrastructure, backseat
(4) area, vastness
(5) shape, twist

6. We have to _______ at a ________ because the issue may destroy inter- state amity.
(1) point, platform
(2) arrive, solution
(3) stand, ground
(4) look, direction
(5) enter, judgment

Directions (Q.7-110): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F),(G),(H) in the proper sequences so as to make a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.

(A) But I always felt somewhere in my mind that I loved acting.
(B) He never wanted me to be an actor, as he didn’t look upon theatre or acting as respectable vocation.
(C) Firstly, there was no tradition of theatre in my family.
(D) I am talking specifically of acting, not theatre in general.
(E) My parents were old- fashioned.
(F) I will answer all your queries a little elaborately.
(G) Let alone theatre, arts in general had no place of respect in my family.
(H) My father was a government servant.

7. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?
(1) G
(2) C
(3) H
(4) D
(5) E

8. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) D
(4) C
(5) F

9. Which of the following will be the SIXTH sentence?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) A
(4) D
(5) E

10. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?
(1) D
(2) E
(3) A
(4) B
(5) G

11. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
(1) H
(2) K
(3) G
(4) C
(5) A

ANSWERS
1. 4
2. 2
3. 5
4. 4
5. 1
6. 2
7. 4
8. 5
9. 1
10. 2
11. 3

NABARD CALL LETTERS

NABARD released the Admit Card of Mains Examination, which is to be held on 11th and 12th April

LINK :

http://ibps.sifyitest.com/nabardabdec14/clmea_mar15/login.php?appid=ecfb8b02ae0a9a462919e86ac4436407

Sentence Correction

1. In quick time she got acquainted with the new environment.

(a) In enough time

(b) In small time

(d) In no time

(e) No correction

2. The meeting was postponed due to lack of quorum.

(a) Due

(b) Because of

(d) Against the

(e) No correction

3. It was quite clear that the athlete can be able to improve upon his own record.

(a) Will be able to

(b) Should be able

(d) Be able

(e) No correction

4. He has not written any book since his mother has died.

(a) Died

(b) Have died

(d) Was died

(e) No correction

5. It was too cold to go out last evening, so we all stayed at home.

(a) Too cold for going

(b) Very cold to go

(d) So cold that to go

(e) No correction

6. Finding himself in financial difficulty, he came forward me for help and advice

(a) Came across

(b) Is come upto

(d) Comes with

(e) No correction

7. Deepak having been over eighteen years of age, is entitled to vote

(a) Has been of

(b) Being over

(d) Who is been

(e) No correction

8. He dislikes the word dislike, isn’t he?

(a) Does he

(b) Doesn’t he

(d) Hasn’t he

(e) No correction

9. The climate of Chennai is hotter than of Mumbai.

(a) That of Mumbai

(b) That on Mumbai

(d) That off Mumbai

(e) No correction

10. It is ten years since I have begun living here.

(a) Had begun

(b) Have began

(d) Have been beginning

(e) No correction

ANSWERS:
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. e
6. c
7. b
8. c
9. a
10. c

COMPETITION MITRA

SECTIONS

Tuesday 31 March 2015

SSC 2015 EXAMS SCHEDULE

GA QUIZ

IBPS HAS ISSUED RESERVE LIST

PUNSUP INSPECTOR GRADE-II EXAM 2011

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT RECRUITMENT FOR CLERKS

REASONING PUZZLES

BANKING AWARENESS

SSC SUB INSPECTORS AND CAPF'S RECRUITMENT 2015

Monday 30 March 2015

GK FILE FOR NICL AO AND ASSISTANT EXAM

WEEKLY GA UPDATES

SSC CGL TIER 1 MARKS OUT

Sunday 29 March 2015

SENTENCE COMPLETION

NABARD CALL LETTERS

Sentence Correction

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