Time and Distance - Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS, SBI, RBI exams #24

Time and Distance - Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant, LIC, NICL, UPSC & SSC exams

1. A truck covers a distance of 360 km in 8 hr. A car covers the same distance in 6 hours. What is the respective ratio between the speed of the truck and the speed of the car?
1. 3:5
2. 3:4
3. 1:2
4. 4:5
2. The speeds of A and B are in the ratio of 3:4. A takes 20 min more than B to reach a destination. In what time does A reach the destination?
1. 1 hr
2. 1 1/3 hr
3. 2 hr
4. 1 2/3 hr
3. B is twice as fast as A and also thrice as fast as C. The time taken by C is 12 min. Find the time taken by A to reach the same distance.
1. 16 min
2. 18 min
3. 15 min
4. 8 min
4. A person starting from his house covers a distance at 15 kmph and returns to the starting point at 10 kmph. Find his average speed during the whole journey.
1. 11 kmph
2. 12 kmph
3. 12.5 kmph
4. 13 kmph
5. A car cover four successive three km stretch at a speed of 10, 20, 30 and 60 kmph respectively. Find the average speed over this distance.
1. 10 kmph
2. 20 kmph
3. 30 kmph
4. 25 kmph
6. Lucky has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 min. If he covers one-half of the distance in two-third of the time, what should be his speed in km/hr to cover the remaining distance in remaining time.
1. 12
2. 16
3. 3
4. 8
7. Ramu can cover a certain distance in 1 hr 24 min by covering two-third of the distance at 4 kmph and the rest at 5 kmph. Find the total distance?
1. 8 km
2. 12 km
3. 10 km
4. 6 km
8. Moving at 6/5 of its usual speed a car is 10 min too early Find its usual time to cover the journey.
1. 50 min
2. 75 min
3. 60 min
4. 45 min
9. If a man runs at 8 kmph from his house, he misses the train by 13 min. If he runs at 12 kmph he reaches 7 min before the departure. Find the distance between the station and his house in km.
1. 8
2. 7
3. 9
4. 6.5
10. If a train runs at 40 kmph, it reaches its destination late by 11 min, but if it runs ant 50 kmph it is still late by 5 min. Find the correct time for the train to complete the journey.
1. 13 min
2. 15 min
3. 21 min
4. 19 min

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Computer Awareness for IBPS PO & Clerk, SBI, RBI Assistant exams #11

Computer Awareness for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant exams

1. How many bits does a byte consists of?
2. Which is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
3. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
4. What is the word processing task associated with changing the appearance of the document?
5. Expand UNIVAC.
6. For which generation computers are microprocessors uses as switching devices?
7. EBCDIC, which is a popular character coding system, stands for?
8. In which generation are Integrated Circuits used?
9. Which type of computer uses the 8 bit code called EBCDIC?
10. The output quality of a printer is measured by _____.
11. What is the technique used by the codes to convert an analog spinal into a digital bit stream?
12. What will be the number of addresses, if in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify the address in RAM?
13. How many rods does each set of Naiper' bones consisted of?
14. From which generation were operating systems developed?
15. What are the two major types of computer chips?

Answers

1. 8 bits
2. EDSAC
3. Terminal
4. Formatting
5. Universal Automatic Computer
6. Fourth generation
7. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
8. Third generation
9. Mainframe computers
10. Dot per inch
11. Pulse code modulation
12. 65536
13. 11
14. Third generation
15. Primary Memory Chip and Microprocessor Chip

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Banking Awareness for IBPS, SBI, RBI, LIC & UPSC exams #16

Banking Awareness for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant, LIC & UPSC exams

1. What is promoted by the central government to prevent frauds involving multiple lending by different banks on the same immovable property?
2. When did CERSAI became operational?
3. What is the percent share of central government in the CERSAI?
4. Where is the headquarters of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited(ECGC)?
5. Which ministry controls the ECGC?
6. What is ECGC called before 1964?
7. Which is the fifth largest credit insurer of the world in terms of coverage of national exports?
8. During which conference was the International Monetary Fund initiated?
9. Where is the headquarters of International Monetary Fund?
10. Finance Commission of India came into existence in _____.
11. Under which article of the Indian Constitution was the Finance Commission of India established by the President of India?
12. What is the autonomous apex statutory body which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India?
13. What is the committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India that recommended the establishment of NABARD?
14. Who is the head of the committee that recommended the establishment of NABARD?
15. What is the premier export finance institution of the country, established in _____.

Answers

1. Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India, CERSAI
2. March 31, 2011
3. 51%
4. Mumbai
5. Ministry of commerce
6. Export Risks Insurance Corporation
7. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited
8. Bretton Woods Conference
9. Washingtton D.C
10. 1951
11. Article 280
12. IRDA - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority 
13. CRAFICARD - Committee to Review Arrangements for International Credit for Agriculture and Rural Develoment
14. Shri B Shivaraman
15. Export Import Bank of India

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The Hindu Vocabulary for IBPS, SBI, RBI, CAT & CSAT exams #22

Vocabulary for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant, CAT & CSAT exams

The following words are taken from The Hindu Editorial, titled - 'Trump and the new world disorder'

The words may have different meanings when used in different contexts. The meanings given below follow the context of the passage mentioned above.

1. RENEGE - do not do what has been promised
2. GASP - take a short quick breath through your mouth
3. DISMANTLE - stop functioning by gradually reducing power
4. HEGEMONY - one country has more power and control than others
5. LIBERAL - a system that allows people or organisations a lot of political or economic freedom
6. DEPRECIATION - decrease in value
7. CONSERVATIVE - someone who has views that are towards political right
8. PERSPECTIVES - particular way of thinking about something
9. CHIPPED AWAY - (phrasal verb) to gradually make something weaker, smaller or less effective
10. BANKROLLED- to provide the financial resources
11. UPENDING - turn something upside down; reverse
12. GOSPEL - set of beliefs
13. PRONGED - going separate ways
14. NEOLIBERALISM - an outgrowth of the US liberal movemen
15. CREDO - a set of principles or beliefs that strongly influence the way a person lives or works
16. DOGMA - a set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without asking questions about them
17. MANOEUVRES - military training exercises which involve the movement of soldiers and equipment over a large area
18. ADHERENCE - devotion to a particular rule
19. EXHORTED - try hard to persuade someone to do something
20. NUANCE - taking account of small but important differences
21. RETREAT -  give up something or move away from something or someone
22. ACCEDE - to become a party to an agreement, treaty
23. WAIVER - an international cancellation of some right or interest
24. ABRUPT - very sudden, often in an unpleasant way
25. ABDICATION - refused to accept responsibility
26. FORMIDABLE - terrifying

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Vocabulary for IBPS, SBI, RBI, CAT, CSAT exams #21

Vocabulary for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant, CAT, CSAT and other exams

1. CONTENTIOUS
2. ANNUL
3. FRAY
4. OVERHAUL
5. PERSUADE
6. AVERT
7. TURMOIL
8. EMBRACE
9. EXEMPLARY
10. INDICTMENT
11. CONSISTENT
12. CREDENCE
13. CIRCUMSCRIBE
14. ERR ON THE SIDE OF
15. UNAMBIGUOUS
16. VOLATILE
17. HEED

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Vocabulary for IBPS, SBI, RBI, CSAT, CAT exams #20

Vocabulary for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant, CSAT, CAT and Other exams

1. DISCLOSE
2. DEPARTURE
3. ENTRENCHED
4. DISCREETNESS
5. OPAQUENESS
6. AUGUR
7. SALIENCE
8. PUISNE
9. CONVERSANT
10. MAMMOTH

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Vocabulary for IBPS, SBI, RBI, CAT, CSAT exams #19

Vocabulary for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant, CAT, CSAT and other exams

1. GULLIBLE
2. MACABRE
3. PERIL
4. HEED
5. DECRY
6. ABOMINABLE
7. IMPECCABLE
8. PEDAGOGY
9. PRECARIOUS
10. ASTUTE

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October 2017 - National Current Affairs for IBPS PO, Clerk, RRB & RBI exams #1

October 2017 National Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB Officer, IBPS RRB Assistant, RBI Assistant, SSC & UPSC exams

1. Whose memorial is Vijay Ghat?
2. Who is the ambassador of Swachh Andhra?
3. What has been named as the best swachh iconic place in India?
4. What is the bet department under Swachhata Pakhwada of Swachh Bharat Mission?
5. Which state government launched Mathru Poorna scheme?
6. Where will be the first ever Industrial Training Institute be established for Divyangas?
7. Who is the new governor of Tamil Nadu?
8. Under the Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat, which states signed a MoU?
9. What is the programme launched by the Uttarakhand government to provide electricity to far flung areas?
10. Between which stations does Antyodaya express runs?
11. Mission Indradhanushis related to?
12. What is the cost of four lane cable stayed bridge to be built in Dwaraka?

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September 2017 #7 - Current Affairs for IBPS PO, Clerk, RRB and RBI exams

September 2017 Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, RBI Assistant, UPSC and SSC exams

1. What are the four European states of EFTA, European Free Trade Association which is a regional trade organisation and Free Trade Area?
2. What is the online environment quiz competition launched by the environment ministry?
3. Where is the headquarters of World Customs Organisation?
4. Where is the headquarters of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority?
5. Where is the headquarters of The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology?
6. Who headed the Indian delegation for the 2017 Indian Ocean Conference?
7. Where did the scientists discovered human like footprints dating back to 5.7 million years?
8. Which organisation has named for the first time Pakistan based terror groups like the LeT & Jem for causing violence in the region?
9. What is the new line of microprocessor chip presented by AMD for commercial desktop workstations?
10. What is the program to be ended by Trump, which gives permits to people who came to US illegally as children?

Answers

1. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
2. Prakriti Khoj
3. Belgium
4. New Delhi
5. Hyderabad
6. Sushma Swaraj
7. Greece
8. BRICS countries
9. Ryzen pro
10. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

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October 2017 - Banking and Finance News for IBPS PO, Clerk, RRB & RBI exams #1

October 2017 Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Cler, IBPS RRB, RBI Assistant, UPSC and SSC exams

1. What is the rank of International Financial Services centre, in the Global Financial Centres Index, London?
2. Who is the new chairman of SBI?
3. What is the present Reverse repo rate?
4. Which country signed a 4.5 million dollar loan deal with India?
5. What will be the economic status of India by 2026-27 as per Morgan and Stanley?
6. Who is the new director for the UK operations of FICCI, apex industry body?
7. Which bank entered into a MoU with Hindustan Petroleum to enable Bhim/UPI merchant service?
8. Which e-commerce website launched MarQ?
9. Which company launched Neo service bot for twitter?
10. Where was the new branch of RBI opened?

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October 2017 #3 - Current Affairs for IBPS PO, Clerk & RRB exams

October 2017 Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB Office & Assistant, RBI Assistant and UPSC exams

1. Who won the title 'Isle of Man Chess Championship'?
2. Which company got permission from the government to buy one very large ship full of crude oil from US every month this year?
3. Which bank waived off account closing charges for all saving bank customers under the condition that their account has existed for over a year?
4. Who has been awarded the 2017 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine?
5. For what was the 2017 Nobel prize awarded?
6. In which state did the union minister, Nitin Gadkari will launch country wide free eye check up campaign and distribution of spectacles for the truck drivers, cleaners and helpers?
7. To which port, the first US crude oil cargo of 1.6 million barrels bought by Indian Oil Corporation from US reached?
8. The urban areas of which state are declared open defecation free by President Kovind?
9. For which World Cup event will there be a female assistant referee for the first time?
10. With which company did Reliance Communications has called off its wireless services business, citing regulatory delays and opposition from some creditors?
11. Which commercial port was reopened after a 3 year closure due to fighting between rival factions in the east Libyan city?
12. Which temple has adjudged the cleanest iconic place in India under Swachhta Hiseva Programme?
13. Which state government launched a drive against child marriage and dowry on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti?
14. Who has been appointed as the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to heed a major political party in the country?
15. When is the International Day of Non-Violence observed?

Answers

1. Magnus Carlsen
2. Indian Oil Corporation
3. State Bank of India
4. Jeffery C. Hall; Michael Rosbah, Michad W. Young
5. For the discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm
6. Maharashtra
7. Paradip Port
8. Maharashtra
9. U-17 FIFA Men's World Cup
10. Aircel
11. Benghazi Port
12. Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madhurai
13. Bihar
14. Sikh Lawyer Jagmeet Singh
15. 2 October

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August 2017 #7 - Current Affairs for IBPS PO, Clerk & RRB exams

August 2017 Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, RBI Assistant, UPSC, SSC exams

1. Who is the Prime Minister of Nepal?
2. Where was the 15th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting held?
3. Who represented India in 15th BIMSTEC meeting?
4. Expand BIMSSTEC.
5. Which ministry had released the findings of the survey of 1.4 lakh rural households undertaken by the quality control of India?
6. A suspected unexploded bomb has been found at the site of Fukushima nuclear plant in which country?
7. On which river is Sriram Sagar project?
8. Which state government initiated R. 2000 crore to modernise and revitalise the Sriram Sagar Project network?
9. Banking Regulation Amendment Bill, 2017 seeks to amend which act to insert provisions for holding cases related to stresses assets of banks?
10. By which year, has the government fixed an ambitious target of installing 60 GW wind power capacity in the country?
11. Parliament adopted a statutory resolution on increase in basic customs duty to what percent on import of mobile phones, printers and ink cartridges?
12. What is the rank of India in 2017 Global Retirement Index?
13. What is the name of the French asset management company that publishes Global Retirement Index?
14. What are the top three countries of Global Retirement Index?
15. When was the Kyoto protocol adopted?

Answers

1. Sher Bahadur Deuba
2. Kathmandu
3. Sushma Swaraj
4. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
5. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
6. Japan
7. Godavari river
8. Telangana
9. Banking Regulation Act 1949
10. 2022
11. 10%
12. Last at 43
13. Natixi Global
14. Norway, Switzerland, Iceland
15. December 1997

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October 2017 #2 - Current Affair for IBPS PO, Clerk & RRB exams

October 2017 - Current Affair for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, RBI Assistant, UPSC, IB ACIO, SSC exams

1. Which country has held the world's first quantum intercontinental video conference between laboratories in Beijing and Vienna?
2. Which country has announced the commission of the radar evading J-20 stealth fighter jets into military service?
3. What is the name of the official ball for U-17 Football World Cup launched by FIFA?
4. Who is the Defence minister?
5. What is the name of the bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram, providing connectivity on Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Olde axis for military transport?
6. On which river is Pratham-Shyok bridge?
7. Where did the International Dussehra festival began?
8. Who is the governor of Himachal Pradesh?
9. Who took over as the director general of Sahastra Seema Bal?
10. In which state is Pratham Shyok bridge located?
11. Which company designed the official ball of U-17 Football world cup?
12. Where is the headquarters of All India Radio located?
13. Where is the headquarters of the International Weightlifting Federation located?
14. What is Sukhoi 30- MKI?
15. Government has approved the sale of 10% stake in military plane maker _____ through IPO.

Answers

1. China
2. China
3. Krasava
4. Nirmala Sitaraman
5. Prathan-Shyok bridge
6. Shyok Gong river
7. Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
8. Acharya Devrat
9. Rajni Kant Mishra
10. Jammu and Kashmir
11. Adidas
12. New Delhi
13. Hungary
14. Fighter aircraft
15. Hindustan Aeronautics

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September 2017 #6 - Current Affairs for IBPS PO, Clerk & RRB exams

September 2017 - Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, RBI Assistant,  UPSC, SSC, IB ACIO exams

1. Who has been assigned railways in the cabinet reshuffle?
2. What is the committee constituted by the ministry of electronics and information technology to recognise the importance of data protection?
3. Who is the chairman of the Committee of experts by the ministry of electronics and information technology?
4. Who is the secretary General of World Custom's Organisation?
5. Which tree is declared as the state tree of Goa?
6. The RBI cut the repo rate by 25 bps to _____.
7. New Reverse Repo rate is?
8. Which state government will distribute identity cards issued by UNHCR to Rohigya children to protect them from harassment and arbitrary arrests?
9. Which country proposed the free trade agreement between India and European Free Trade association?
10. Who is the president of Switzerland?

Answers

1. Piyush Goyal
2. Committee of Experts
3. Justice B N Sri Krishna
4. Kunio Mikuriya
5. Coconut palm
6. 6%
7. 5.75%
8. West Bengal
9. Switzerland
10. Doris Leuthard

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October 2017 #1 - Current Affairs for IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC, UPSC exams

October 2017 - Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB Officer & Assistant, SBI, RBI Assistant, SSC, UPSC exams

1. In the aftermath of the which operation in Kargil War was the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters created?
2. Who has been appointed as the Lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
3. Where did the third edition of the Women of India Organic Festival began?
4. What is the theme of the Women of India Organic Festival 2017?
5. World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on
6. With which government did India sign a € 7.87 billion deal, for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets?
7. Where is the Hasimara base of Indian Air force?
8. For the development of what, the Indian Air Force has initiated a major infrastructure upgrade at its frontline base in Ambala?
9. Which check post of Mizoram has been authorised as immigration check post for entry into and exit from India for all passengers to and from Myanmar?
10. Which check post of Mizoram has been authorised as immigration check post for entry into and exit from India for all passengers to and from Bangladesh?
11. Catalonia is holding a referendum from which country?
12. Under the GST, an exporter can get exemption from payment of IGST if he submits _____.
13. Author of the book, 'A to Z of financial management in Autonomous Institutions'.
14. Which organisation is planning to launch news services for several countries including Japan, Germany and some in commonwealth of Independent States?
15. International Translation Day is observed every year on

Answers

1. Operation Vijay
2. Admiral D K Joshi
3. Dillihaat in New Delhi
4. Good for Women, Good for India, Good for you
5. October 1
6. France government
7. West Bengal
8. The first squadron of the Rafale Jets
9. Zorinpuri
10. Kawrpuichhuah
11. Spain
12. Bonds or letter of undertaking
13. Dr. Rajat Bhargava abd Shri Deenanath Pathak
14. All India Radio
15. September 30

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September 2017 #5 - Current Affairs for IBPS, UPSC, RBI, IRDA exams

September 2017 - Current Affairs and General Awareness for IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, RBI Assistant, IB ACIO, SSC, UPSC exams

1. Which company is now known as Fincare small Finance Bank?
2. In which states did Fincare small finance bank started its operations?
3. Which organisation established the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, IDRBT?
4. Which institute is developing a model platform for block chain technology?
5. Who is the director of IDRBT?
6. What is the technology that is a type of distributed ledger or decentralised database that keeps records of digital transactions?
7. Expand APEDA.
8. What is the new app of integrated traceability system developed by APEDA for providing internet based electronic services?
9. What is the ministry given to Nirmala Sitaraman in the cabinet reshuffle?
10. Who was given finance ministry in the cabinet reshuffle?

Answers

1. Disha Microfin Ltd.
2. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
3. RBI
4. IDRBT
5. AS. Ramasathri
6. Block chain technology
7. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
8. Hortinet
9. Defence
10. Arun Jaitley

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Speed, Time and Distance Problems for SBI, IBPS, RBI, SSC exams

Time and Distance Problems for SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, RBI Grade B Officers, RBI Assistant, SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS & SO exams

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