Saturday, April 29, 2017

Best of Luck for SBI PO - Pre - 2017

Today is the First Day of SBI PO Prelims 2017 examination. 
Yes! Many aspirants have been waiting for this exam as it will bring them a step closer to their dream.
Bank Job Updates wish all the students appearing in today and onward day's examination Good Luck.

Don't think much. Now leave all stresses aside and attempt the examination with confidence and a fresh mind.

The only person who shall shape your future is you. Don’t let the pressure get a hold of you, stand strong with focus and calmness. You are certain to succeed. All the best!

Friday, April 28, 2017

GK Quiz - Banking Knowledge - Static

Q1. The panchatantra was written during the
(a) Later Vedic period
(b) Mughal period
(c) Maurya period
(d) Post Gupta period
(e) Sultanate Period

Q2. Who coined the name of optical fibre?  
(a) Samuel Cohen 
(b) Narinder Kapany 
(c) Percy L. Spencer 
(d) T.H. Maimah  
(e) Arthur Leonard Schawlow.

Q3. Which among the following institutions is not related to United Nations?
(a) Universal Postal Union (UPU)
(b) International Finance Commission (IFC)
(c) World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
(d) International Confederation of Free Trade Union (ICFTU)
(e) World Bank Group (WBG)

Q4. National Science Day is celebrated every year on  
(a) February 20 
(b) February 25
(c) April 5
(d) February 28  
(e) April 25

Q5. The author of the famous Indian book of astrology ‘Panchasiddhantika’ is - 
(a) Varamihir
(b) Bhaskar
(c) Aryabhatta
(d) Brahma Gupta
(e) Bhagvan Das Mittal

Q6. Godwin Austen is a/an  
(a) Inventor of Telescope
(b) Geologist
(c) Glacier
(d) Pass
(e) Scientist

Q7. The author of the book “The Gin Drinkers” is
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Anita Desai
(c) Sagarika Ghose
(d) Shoba De
(e) Khushwant Singh

Q8. What is the name of the famous folk drama of Bhils? 
(a) Gavari
(b) Swang
(c) Tamasha
(d) Rammat
(e) None of these

Q9. Which one of the following plans is also known as ‘Gadgil Yojana’?
(a) Third Five Year Plan
(b) Fourth Five Year Plan
(c) Fifth Five Year Plan
(d) Sixth Five Year Plan
(e) None of these

Q10. Where is the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Located?  
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Banglore






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







Monday, April 24, 2017

NIACL Assistant 2016-17 - Exam Review - (First Day - 23-04-2017)

EXAM PATTERN:

Lets start with the topics and the level of the exam first. 
English :- Easy: 30 Questions
i) Reading Comprehension – 10 Questions – Easy (A traveler and its journey)ii) Cloze Test – 10  Questions –  Easy
iii) Error Detection – 10  Questions – Easy
Quantitative Aptitude :-  (Moderate): 35 Questions
i) Number Series – 5 Questions – Easy
1. 7,10,15,24,?
2. 6,11,21,38,64,?
3. 17,36,74,131,?,302
4. 8,4,4,6,?,30
5. 3,4,10,33,136,?
ii) Simplification (Approximation) –10 Questions –  Easy

iii) Data Interpretation  – 5 Questions – Easy
iv) Rest Miscellaneous Questions – 15 Questions (Easy): (Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, CI/SI, Time & Work, Average, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.)
Reasoning :- (Easy): 35 Questions
i) Puzzle: Linear Seating  –5 Questions
ii) Puzzle: Square Puzzle (In and Out – corner people facing out, center IN) – 5 Questions – Easy 
iii) Puzzle: Arrangement Based  –5 Questions (Different People Different Cities)
iv) Syllogism –
 5 Questions
v) Coding- decoding – 1 Question

vi) Miscellaneous – 4 Questions (3 Direction and 1 Blood Relation)
viii) Alphanumeric – 10 Questions
Good Attempt Target= 70+
Reasoning = 25+
Quant = 25+
English = 20+





Friday, April 21, 2017

GK Quiz - Banking Awareness


1) DICGC stands for _______
A. Demand Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
B. Demand Insured and Current Guarantee Corporation
C. Deposit Insured and Credit Guarantee Corporation
D. Detailed Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
E. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation


2) Which of the following is insured by the DICGC?
A. Commercial Banks
B. Foreign Banks in India
C. Local Area Banks
D. Regional Rural Banks
E. All of these

3) Which of the following Co-Operative Bank is insured by the DICGC?
A. State cooperative Banks
B. Central cooperative Banks
C. Urban cooperative Banks
D. Primary cooperative banks
E. All of these

4) Which of the following is not insured by the DICGC?
A. State cooperative Banks
B. Central cooperative Banks
C. Urban cooperative Banks
D. Primary cooperative societies
E. Primary cooperative banks

5)Which of the following State/UT is not covered by the deposit insurance system of DICGC?
A. Meghalaya
B. Chandigarh
C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D. Lakshadweep
E. All of these

6) In the event of a bank failure, which of the following protects bank deposits that are payable in India? A. RBI
B. GOI
C. IRDAI
D. DICGC
E. None of these

7) Which of the following deposits is insured by DICGC?
A. Fixed Deposit
B. Savings
C. Current
D. RD
E. All of these


8) Which of the following deposits is not insured by DICGC?
A. Deposits of foreign Governments
B. Deposits of Central/State Governments
C. Inter-bank deposits
D. All of these
E. None of these


9) Which of the following not insured any amount due on account of any deposit received outside India? A. RBI
B. GOI
C. IRDAI
D. DICGC
E. None of these

10) DICGC not insured any amount, which has been specifically exempted by the corporation with the previous approval of ________ A. RBI
B. GOI
C. IRDAI
D. DICGC
E. None of these





Answers:
  1. E
  2. E
  3. E
  4. D
  5. E
  6. D
  7. E
  8. D
  9. D
  10. A

Sunday, April 16, 2017

GK Quiz


1. Which of the following is the central bank of Bolivia?
A. Bolivia Monetary Authority
B. Bolivia Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Bolivia
D. State Bank of Bolivia
E. Central Bank of Bolivia


2. Which of the following is the central bank of Botswana?
A. Botswana Monetary Authority
B. Botswana Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Botswana
D. State Bank of Botswana
E. Bank of Botswana

3. Which of the following is the central bank of Bulgaria?
A. Royal Monetary Authority of Bulgaria
B. Bulgaria Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Bulgaria
D. People’s Bank of Bulgaria
E. Bulgarian National Bank
 

4. Which of the following is the central bank of Netherlands?
A. Royal Monetary Authority of Netherlands
B. Netherlands Federal Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Netherlands
D. Netherlands National Bank
E. Netherlands Bank


5. Which of the following is the central bank of Kyrgyzstan?
A. Monetary Authority of Kyrgyzstan
B. Kyrgyzstan National Bank
C. Reserve Bank of Kyrgyzstan
D. National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
E. Bank of Kyrgyzstan




Answer & Explanation


1. E. Central Bank of Bolivia

Bolivia – Central Bank of Bolivia 

2) E. Bank of Botswana

Botswana – Bank of Botswana. 

3) E. Bulgarian National Bank

Bulgaria – Bulgarian National Bank 

4) E. Netherlands Bank

Netherlands – Netherlands Bank.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

GK Quiz - Current Affairs

Q1)-Which country has become the new member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program?
Bhutan
Pakistan
Iran
Myanmar
Ans.- D


Q2)-Gilbert Baker, the LGBT rainbow flag creator has passed away. He hailed from which country?
France
Germany
Cuba
United States
Ans.- D


Q3)-Truecaller has partnered with which bank to launch its UPI-based mobile payment service “Truecaller Pay”?
HDFC
ICICI
SBI
Axis Bank
Ans.- B


Q4)-Who has been declared the Man of the Series in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy?
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravindra Jadeja
Murali Vijay
Ans.- C


Q5)-Who has been chosen for the Glenfiddich’s Emerging Artist of the Year 2017?
Sitaram Swain
Sunil Sethi
Peter Nagy
Feroz Gujral
Ans.- A


Q6)-Arun Sarma, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?
Law
Science
Sports
Literary
Ans.- D


Q7)-Who has been bestowed with the Hari Om Ashram Alembic Research Award for 2016?
Neena Srivastava
Rakesh Kumar
P Sundaresan
S Rajasekaran
Ans.- A


Q8)-What is the theme of the first-ever Houston India Conference-2017?
Make in India - The Inside Story
Make in India - The Inside Culture
Make in India - The Inside revolution
Make in India - The Inside Strategy
Ans.- A


Q9)-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is associated with which sports?
Wushu
Badminton
chess
Hockey
Ans.- B


Q10)-Who has become the new Whole Time Member (WTM) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)?
A Unnikrishnan
Amardeep Singh Bhatia
Navrang Saini
Ajay Tyagi
Ans.- C





Friday, April 14, 2017

GK Quiz - Current Affairs

Q1)-What is the current repo rate as per first bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
6.0%
6.25%
6.5%
7.0%
Ans.- B


Q2)-International Day of Sports for Development and Peace is observed on
April 7
April 6
April 5
April 1
Ans.- B


Q3)-India ranks _____ among 41 surveyed countries in bribery and corrupt practices in businesses.
9 th
10 th
11 th
12 th
Ans.- A


Q4)-The 2017 National Tuberculosis summit has started in which state?
Himachal Pradesh
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
None of these
Ans.- A


Q5)-India and _____ country have inked defence deals worth over $2 billion for advanced medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) systems.
Japan
Russia
Israel
None of these
Ans.- C


Q6)-Who has won gold medal at the Thailand International Tournament in the 49- kilogram category held in Bangkok.
Shyam Kumar
Sukumar Rao
Shivraj Patel
None of these
Ans.- A


Q7)-US based National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched its first basketball school in which part of India?
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Kolkatta
Ans.- C


Q8)-Dave Smith has been appointed as the Indian Coach of Race Walking.He belongs to which country?
Russia
Australia
USA
None of these
Ans.- B


Q9)-Malala Yousafzai to become youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace.She belongs to which country?
Pakistan
India
Iran
Bangladesh
Ans.- A


Q10)-Which state government has launched “Deendayal Rasoi Yojana” ?
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Assam
Punjab
Ans.- A





Wednesday, April 12, 2017

GK Quiz - Baking Knowledge

Q1)-The largest number of commercial banks’offices is located in?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Ans.- D


Q2)-Banking Sector will fall under which of the following?
Agricultural Sector
Service Sector
Manufacturing Sector
Industrial Sector
Ans.- B


Q3)-The term 'Smart Money" refers to __________ .
Foreign Currency
Internet Banking
US Dollars
Credit Cards
Ans.- D


Q4)-Which of the following products of a bank is specifically designed to provide financial help to children in their higher studies in India or in a foreign nation?
Personal loan
Corporate loan
Educational loan
Mortgage loan
Ans.- C


Q5)-Which of the following is NOT a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency?
ECGC
SEBI
SIDBI
Axis Bank
Ans.- D


Q6)-Who monitors Priority Sector Lending (PSL) in commercial banks?
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Government of India (GOI)
Ans.- A


Q7)-SEBI was established in the year
1994
1980
1988
1992
Ans.- D


Q8)-ECS stand for
Electronic Clearing Service
External Commercial System
Electronic Clearing System
Electronic Commercial System
Ans.- A


Q9)-A bond that is sold at good discount as it has no coupon is
Premium Bond
One-coupon Bond
Zero coupon Bond
None of these
Ans.- C


Q10)-What is the maximum and minimum limit of NEFT?
Rs.2 lakh
Rs.10000
Rs.2000
No limit
Ans.- D





Tuesday, April 11, 2017

GK Quiz ► Banking Awareness

1. The headquarters of Asian Clearing Union(ACU) is ______
A. Tehran, Iran
B. Baghdad, Iraq
C. Male, Maldives
D. Dhaka, Bangladesh
E. None of these

2. Which of the following is not a member of ACU?
A. Bhutan
B. Singapore
C. Maldives
D. Bangladesh
E. None of these

3. The maximum value that can be stored in any prepaid card (issued by banks and authorised non-bank entities) at any point of time is ________
A. Rs. 40,000
B. Rs. 25,000
C. Rs. 20,000
D. Rs. 50,000
E. None of these

4. Foreign nationals of non-Indian origin resident in India, can acquire immovable property in India except ______ countries.
A. 5
B. 8
C. 12
D. 10
E. None of these

5. __________ are also issued under the Market Stabilization Scheme(MSS).
A. Certificate of Deposit
B. Treasury bills
C. Commercial Paper
D. All of these
E. None of these

6. CIN stands for __________.
A. Call Investment Number
B. Call Identification Number
C. Credit Identification Number
D. Credit Investment Number
E. Challan Identification Number

7. How many digits are there in CIF?
A. 6 digits
B. 7 digits
C. 9 digits
D. 8 digits
E. None of these

8. Authorised Money Changers (AMCs) are entities, authorised by the Reserve Bank under _____ of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
A. Section 15
B. Section 10
C. Section 14
D. Section 20
E. None of these

9. The minimum Net Owned Funds (NOF) required for consideration as FFMC for single branch is _________
A. Rs. 12 lakh
B. Rs. 10 lakh
C. Rs. 50 lakh
D. Rs. 25 lakh
E. None of these

10. The minimum Net Owned Funds (NOF) required for consideration as FFMC for multiple branch is ________
A. Rs. 12 lakh
B. Rs. 10 lakh
C. Rs. 50 lakh
D. Rs. 25 lakh
E. None of these



Answers:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. D
  4. D
  5. B
  6. E
  7. B
  8. B
  9. D
  10. C



Monday, April 10, 2017

GK Quiz - Current Affairs


Q1. Name the oldest Indian Aircraft Carrier, which has been decommissioned recently after serving the country for nearly three decades.
Answer: INS Viraat

Q2. The tallest Indian flag in the country measuring 360 feet was hoisted recently from ___________.
Answer: Punjab

Q3. Centre has launched the first ever across-the-river survey in Ganga to determine the population of aquatic life. It is specially aimed at Gangetic _____________.
Answer: Dolphins
Q4. Social networking site Facebook has recently launched a new initiative named _____________, to support women-founded or co-founded startups.
Answer: SheLeadsTech

Q5. Name the player, who has recently won the Dubai Tennis Championships, 2017.
Answer: Andy Murray

Q6. Name the famous IT giant company that has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telangana government aimed at supporting the digitization efforts of the state.
Answer: Google India


NIACL Assistant Exam 2017 - Download Admit Card

New India Assurance Corporation has issued the online call letters for NIACL Assistant Exam 2017 at the official website. 

The candidates who are going to appear for NIACL Assistant Recruitment Exam 2017 to be held on April 23, 2017 & April 24,2017 . 

The online admit card link for NIACL Assistant Exam 2017 is activated at newindia.co.in. Candidates need to access & Download their call letter, which is the mandatory document for the exam.

visit https://goo.gl/YskbTc from your Computer or Laptop to download admit card





Admit Card Out ► SBI PO - 2017 – DOWNLOAD PRELIMS CALL LETTER


SBI PO Prelims Admit Card  2017-18 is now available for download. You can go through the link below to download SBI PO Admit Card. SBI PO Prelims Exam will start from 29th April 2017. Download of SBI PO Admit Card would be available till 23rd April 2017. 

SBI PO Exam 2017 Admit Card

As per the official notification, exam of SBI PO will be conducted on 29th, 30th April and 6th, 7th May 2017 in various slotsStudents can download their Admit Card for SBI (State Bank of India) Probationary Officer Exam from the link given below. 

SBI PO Exam 2017 – Procedure to download Admit Card

  • Click on the link given below or go to recruitment tab under the official website (www.sbi.co.in/careers/) or (Go to Direct Link ► https://goo.gl/PWgeZD).
  • Enter your Registration number or Roll number and Date of Birth or Password as mentioned in your application form. 
  • Enter the details of image provided in the given box. 
  • Cross check the details and click on submit button.

SBI PO 2017 - Important Dates

  • Date of Exam - 29th, 30th April and 6th, 7th May 2017
  • Commencement of hall ticket download : 10th April 2017
  • Closure of admit card download : 7th May 2017

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GK Quiz - Banking Awareness

1.________ is an account maintained in foreign currency with an Authorised Dealer Category – I bank.

A. FCNR
B. Current Account
C. SB Account
D. EEFC
E. None of these


2.A bank authorized to deal in foreign exchange is known as _____

A. Category – I bank
B. Category – II bank
C. Category – III bank
D. All of these
E. None of these

3. EEFC is a facility provided to the foreign exchange earners, including exporters, to credit ____ of their foreign exchange earnings to the account.

A. 75%
B. 90%
C. 80%
D. 100%
E. None of these

4. An EEFC account can be held only in the form of a ______


A. FCNR
B. Current Account
C. SB Account
D. EEFC
E. None of these

5. EEFC account can offer _______ of Interest

A. 3%
B. 8%
C. 10%
D. 6%
E. No Interest

6. SEZ Units cannot open ________

A. Fixed Deposit
B. Current Account
C. SB Account
D. EEFC
E. None of these

7. Which of the following facility is available for operation of the EEFC account?

A. DD
B. Cheque
C. RD
D. All of these
E. None of these

8. SEZ stands for _____

A. Special Environment Zone
B. Super Economic Zone
C. Super Environment Zone
D. Special Economic Zone
E. None of these

9. What is the maximum restriction on withdrawal in rupees of funds held in an EEFC account?

A. 1 lakh
B. 2 lakh
C. 3 lakh
D. 5 lakh
E. No Restriction

10. In _______ account, the amount withdrawn in Rupees shall not be eligible for conversion into foreign currency.

A. FCNR
B. Current Account
C. SB Account
D. EEFC
E. None of these







Answers with Explanations



1. D. EEFC

Explanation:
Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Account (EEFC) is an account maintained in foreign currency with an Authorized Dealer Category – I bank. 

2. A. Category – I bank

Explanation:
A bank authorized to deal in foreign exchange is known as Authorized Dealer Category I Bank. 

3. D. 100%

Explanation:
EEFC is a facility provided to the foreign exchange earners, including exporters, to credit 100% of their foreign exchange earnings to the account. 

4. B. Current Account

Explanation:
An EEFC account can be held only in the form of a Current Account. 

5. E. No Interest


Explanation:
No interest is payable on EEFC accounts.

6. D. EEFC

Explanation:
SEZ Units cannot open EEFC Accounts 

7. B. Cheque

Explanation:
Cheque facility is available for operation of the EEFC account. 

8. D. Special Economic Zone

Explanation:
Special Economic Zone.

9. E. No Restriction

Explanation:
No restriction on withdrawal in Rupees of funds held in an EEFC account.

10. D. EEFC


Explanation:
The amount withdrawn in Rupees shall not be eligible for conversion into foreign currency and for re-credit to the account.

Sunday, April 9, 2017

GK Quiz - Current

Q1. Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over three of its products namely Weapon Locating Radar (WLR), NBC Recce vehicle and NBC Drugs for induction into the Indian Army in a formal function. What is the name of Weapon Locating Radar (WLR)?
Answer: SWATHI

Q2. Name the person, who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of state-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), recently.
Answer: P K Purwar

Q3. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has recently signed a technology transfer agreement with which Indian Companies for manufacturing High Nitrogen Steel (HNS).
Answer: Jindal Stainless Ltd.

Q4. The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar has recently launched 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' to raise awareness on sanitation and cleanliness. 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' was launched in ________________.
Answer: Gurugram, Haryana

Q15. Government’s biotech innovation BIRAC Regional Entrepreneurship Centre was set up in Bengaluru, recently. What does 'A' stands for in BIRAC?
Answer: Assistance


Q6. The World Bank has recently announced an assistance programme of over $1 billion in the areas of urban transport and climate resilient agriculture to which Indian state?
Answer: Maharashtra

Q7. Reliance General Insurance (RGI), a part of Reliance Capital, had recently entered into a bancassurance tie-up with which Bank to offer its general insurance products to Bank's customers?
Answer: Catholic Syrian Bank

Q8. Name the person who has been named as India’s next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from June 2017, recently.
Answer: J S Deepak

Q9. In which Indian State International Yoga Festival was held, recently?
Answer: Uttarakhand

Q10. India’s Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) has successfully tested an interceptor missile conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), recently. The missile was launched from ____________.
Answer: Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha


Test of all Topics - 2 (For SBI PO )

Q.1. Which of the following is a type of volatile memory?
1. DRAM
2. PROM
3. EPROM
4. Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
5. Optical Disk

Q.2. What is 1 nibble?
1. 4 Bit
2. 1/2 Byte
3. 1024/2048 Byte
4. All Of the above
5. None of the above

Q.3. Which of the following is the multi-user Operating System?
1. DOS
2. Mac
3. Windows 8.1
4. Linux
5. All of the above

Directions(4-5): Some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to consider the statements to be trueeven if they seem to be at varience from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the following conclusions if any, follow from the given statements:

Q.4. Statements:
All books are papers
Some pens are papers
All pens are rubber
Conclusions :
1. Some rubbers are paper
2. Some books are paper

1. Only 1 follow
2. Only 2 follows
3. None follow
4. Either 1 or 2 follows
5. Both follow

Q.5. Statements:
All clothes are tie
Some ties are belt
Some belts are sock
Conclusions :
1. All belts being tie is a possibility
2. Some socks are not belt

1) Only 2 follow
2) Either 1 or 2 follow
3) None follows
4) Only 1 follows
5) None of these

Directions(6): In the following questions, the symbols @, #, %, $ and * are
used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

‘A @ B’ means ‘A Is not smaller than B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B’
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’
‘A * B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’

Give answer 1) : If only conclusion 1 is true
Give answer 2) : If only conclusion 2 is true
Give answer 3) : If either conclusion 1 or 2 is true
Give answer 4) : If neither conclusion 1 nor 2 is true
Give answer 5) : If both conclusions 1 and 2 are true

Q.6. Statements :
T @ V, V # M, M % F
Conclusions :
1) T # M
2) T @ F

Q.7. Deepa bought a calculator with 30% discount on the listed price. Had she not got the discount, she would have paid Rs. 82.50 extra. At what price did she buy the calculator? 
1. Rs. 192.50
2. Rs. 275
3. Rs. 117.85 
4. Cannot be determined
5. None of these

Directions (8-9): In the following questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and 
Give answer (1) if x > y 
Give answer (2) if ³ y
Give answer (3) if x < y 
Give answer (4) if £ y
Give answer (5) if x = y and the relationship cannot be established.  

Q.8.
I.  3x2 + 8x + 4 = 0
II. 4y2 – 19y + 12 = 0

Q.9.
I. x2 + x – 20 = 0
II. y2 – y – 30 = 0

Directions (Q.10-12): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passageand against each, five words/phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case:

The recent series of (10) attacks, from Pakistan to Australia to Europe to North Africa, confirm that “mindless” violence (11) the staple of most groups. In November 2014, a suicide bomber (12) to the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killed 60 Pakistanis on the Wagah border.

Q.10.
(1) Barbaric 
(2) benevolent  
(3) slake  
(4) acumen  
(5) divulge

Q.11.
(1) continues 
(2) stimulate 
(3) astonish
(4) presages
(5) remains  

Q.12.
(1) following 
(2) reporting
(3) Belonging 
(4) responsible
(5) got

Q.13. The Duo, who won wibledon's women double title included Martina Hingis and ........ ?
1. Sania Mirza
2. Maria Sharapova
3. Serena Williams
4. Martina Navratilova
5. Venus Williams

Q.14. Who is the chairman of NABARD?
1. K V Kamath
2. S Muhnot
3. S K Jain
4. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
5. None of the above

Q.15. Who is the first Indian to win Ladies British amateur stroke-play Championship?
1. Sharmila Nicollet
2. Aditi Ashok
3. Deepika Kumari
4. P V Sindhu
5. Maria Sharma


Answers

1.  1
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