Directions (Q.Nos. 1-5) : Study the following information and answer the questions that follow. 

The premises of a motel are to be renovated. The renovation is in terms of flooring. Certain areas are to be floored either with Italian or Indian marbles. All rooms/halls and pantry are rectangular. The area to be renovated comprises of a hall for reception measuring 23 m by 29 m, Manager’s room measuring 13 m by 17 m, a pantry measuring 14 m by 13 m, a record keeping room measuring 21 m by 13 m and luggage locker area measuring 29 m by 21 m. The total area of the motel is 2000 sq. m. The cost of Indian marble flooring is Rs. 170 per sq. m. and the cost of Italian marble flooring is Rs. 190 per sq. m. The luggage locker area, record keeping room and pantry are to be floored with Italian marble. The Manager’s room and the hall for reception are to be floored with Indian marbles. No other area is to be renovated in terms of flooring. 

1.  What is the respective ratio of the total cost of Indian marble flooring to the total cost of Italian marble flooring?

(a) 1870 : 2537
(b) 1887 : 2386
(c) 1887 : 2527
(d) 1845 : 2590
(e) None of these

2.  If the four walls and ceiling of the Manager’s room (The height of the room is 12 m) are to be painted at the cost of Rs. 190 per sq. m. how much will be the total cost of renovation of the Manager’s room including the cost of flooring?

(a) Rs. 136800
(b) Rs. 214440
(c) Rs. 176690
(d) Rs. 211840
(e) None of these 

3.  If the remaining area of the motel is to be carpeted at the rate of Rs. 110 per sq. m. how much will be the increment in the total cost of renovation of motel premises? 

(a) Rs. 5120 
(b) Rs. 4840
(c) Rs. 3680
(d) Rs. 6960
(e) None of these 

4.  What is the percentage area of the motel that is not to be renovated?

(a) 2.2
(b) 2.4
(c) 2.6
(d) 2.7
(e) 2.8 

5.  What is the total cost of renovation of the hall for reception and the luggage locker area?

(a) Rs. 229100
(b) Rs. 230200
(c) Rs. 253420
(d) Rs. 278390
(e) Rs. 289140

6.  The product of three consecutive even numbers is 4032. The product of the first and the third number is 252. What is five times the second number? 

(a) 80
(b) 90
(c) 100
(d) 50
(e) 40

7.  The area of a square wheat field is 1444 sq. m. The breadth of a rectangular rice field is 1/4th the side of the square field and the length of the rectangular field is thrice the breadth. What is the difference between the area of both the fields? 

(a) 1198.28 sq. m. 
(b) 1188.33 sq. m. 
(c) 1182.21 sq. m. 
(d) 1173.25 sq. m. 
(e) 1199.34 sq. m.

8.  Ratio of earnings of Xavier and Yuvraj is 4 : 5 respectively. If the earnings of Xavier increase by 20% and the earnings of Yuvraj decrease by 20%, the new ratio of their earnings become 6 : 5 respectively. What are Xavier’s earnings? 

(a) Rs. 22000
(b) Rs. 27500
(c) Rs. 26400
(d) Can’t determined 
(e) None of these 

9.  If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is 7/10. What is the original fraction? 

(a) 3/4
(b) 7/12
(c) 7/11
(d) 9/11
(e) 10/11

10. Mr. Sahni invests 6% of his monthly salary, i.e., Rs. 2100 on mutual fund policies. Also he invests 8% of his monthly salary on car insurance policies and another 9% of his salary on Education policies of his children. What is the total annual amount invested by Mr. Sahni? 

(a) Rs. 1140
(b) Rs. 9660
(c) Rs. 8050 
(d) Rs. 9570
(e) Rs. 6890

Answers:


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





1. Name the person who has been appointed as the President and CEO of Bank of the West?

Ans:Nandita Bakshi 

2. Which country launch first cyber security organisation?

Ans: China

3. The Padma award has been presented by whom?

Ans: President Pranab Mukherjee 

4. Recently which country test fired Barak Missile?

Ans:Singapore

5. Michael Jackson's wax statue unveiled in?

Ans:Wax Museum in Kolkata 

6. Name the bank in which Nandita Bakshi, an Indo American professional has been appointed as the President & CEO?

Ans:Bank of the West

7. Who is the President of China?

Ans:Xi Jinping

8. Total how many recipients have received the awards?

Ans:56

9. Who is the President of Singapore?

Ans:Tony Tan

10. Where the Mother's Wax Museum is situated?

Ans:Kolkata





Directions (Q. 1-5): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer
a)If only assumption I is implicit.
b)If only assumption II is implicit.
c)If either I or II is implicit. 
d)If neither I nor II is implicit. 
e)If both I and II are implicit. 

1.Statement:
Even with the increase in the production of sugar in India, we continue to import sugar.
Assumptions:
I.The consumption of sugar per capita has increased in India.
II.Many production units are not in a position to produce sugar to their apex capacity.

2. Statement: 
Govt. schools should have uniformity in charging various fees. 
Assumptions: 
I.The govt. subsidy comes from the money collected by way of taxes from  people.
II.The govt. while giving subsidy, may have stipulated certain uniform conditions regarding fees.

3. Statement:  
If degrees are delinted from jobs, students will think twice before joining college.
Assumptions: 
I.Students join college for getting a job.
II.A degree is of no used for getting a job.

4. Statement:  
The impact of sanctions on the economy, which is already so weak, could be  devastating. 
Assumptions:
I.Sanctions impact only a weak economy. 
II.The impact of sanctions varies from economy to economy.

5. Statement:  
Let us announce attractive incentives for better performance.
Assumptions: 
I.Incentive schemes do not work in the long run.
II.The performance can be improved.

6. A number of CEOs are preparing to make fresh investments and are also stepping up hiring.
Which of the following inferences can best be drawn from the above statements?
a) 6–8% GDP growth is likely over the next three years.
b) A higher GDP growth is likely over the next few years.
c) The new regime has failed to meet expectations.
d) The companies will soon be burdened with loans. 
e) None of these 

7. Global Financial Integrity has highlighted that India was among the top 10 nations in terms of illicit outflows, with an outgo of $123 billion in the decade to 2010. 
Which of the following courses of action should best be taken?
a) There should be a single global standard for automatic exchange of financial account information by various countries.
b) A Special Investigation Team should be made to probe black money.
c) The currency of the country should be changed.
d) The governments should join hands to tackle terrorism.
e) None of these

8. The government is considering a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes, a vapour device that delivers a nicotine hit minus the smoke.
Which of the following statements substantiates the fact expressed in the above statement?
a) India does not have laws that deal directly with the sale of e-cigarettes.
b) Unlike conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes release vapor — and not smoke — when a nicotine-laced liquid is heated.
c) An expert panel has found it could lead to addiction, particularly among the youth.
d) Punjab banned e-cigarettes last year and Maharashtra is considering a similar move. 
e) None of these 

9. There are at least 15 e-commerce sites that have ‘kart’ appended to their name. 
Which of the following is the most possible reason for this phenomenon?
a) Jabong, as everyone knows, has done pretty well for itself, despite having no ‘kart’ in its name. 
b) What matters over time is service quality and not the name. 
c) Along with the name, it is the business model, execution and offering which make the brand difficult to be cloned or impacted.
d) These are not cases of blatant copyright infringement. 
e) None of these 

10. The India-Japan civilian nuclear deal may not be sealed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Japan. 
Which of the following assumption is implicit in the above statement? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.)
a) Discussions are on to bridge the core differences between the two sides over the proposed treaty.
b) Japan is insisting on tougher safeguards and “no nuclear test” clause.
c) There are some concerns about the deal from either side.
d) Discussions were stalled following Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011.
e) None of these

Answers:


  1. (d); Neither of the assumptions is implicit in the statement as there may be several causes for the same.
  2. (d); Assumptions (I) is not related to the statement, so it is not implicit. Assumptions II is vague.
  3. (a); Job is the main motto of the student. Hence, if degree are delinked with jobs, students will think twice before joining college. So I is true.II is contrary to it.
  4. (b);Sanctions may impact even a strong economy but the consequences may not be as “devastating”.
  5. (b); According to the statement, incentive is given for better performance, therefore it is expected that incentive will improve the performance.
  6. (b); People invest money when there is hope of getting returns. But 1 does not follow because it talks of a specific growth rate
  7. (a); Note that the problem is not limited to India alone. Hence it is better to have a consensual approach.
  8. (c); If e-cigarettes also lead to addiction, it is a reason good enough to ban them.
  9. (e); This is so perhaps because of the popularity of Flipkart.
  10. (c); It is these concerns that lead to apprehensions regarding the signing of the nuclear deal.





Dear Readers,

In continuation to what we started, we are providing you another video based on DIRECTION-SENSE. Friends, this is the time when many students are ready to graduate from their college and will search for new job opportunities. This will result in another batch of students who will start preparing for the exams for the year. So we are starting everything from the very beginning and we will constantly provide you with all the relevant materials. So go ahead and learn something new, or just revise what you already know.









1. What is the short cut key to open Font dialog box?
a)Ctrl + F
b)Alt + Ctrl + F
c)Ctrl + D 
d)Ctrl + Shift + D
e)None of these

2. Which of the following line spacing is invalid?
a)Single 
b)Double
c)Triple 
d)Multiple
e)None of these

3. Which of the following option in File pull down menu is used to close a MS Word document?
a)Quit 
b)Close
c)Exit 
d)New
e)None of these

4. The ‘C’ language is
a)Context free language
b)Context sensitive language
c)Regular language
d)Assembly language
e)None of these

5. What is the size of the Unicode character in Windows Operating System?
a)8-bits 
b)16-bits
c)32-bits 
d)64-bits
e)None of these

6. Use of icons and windows are characteristic of a________interface
a)command-driven
b)windows-oriented
c)graphical-user
d)menu-driven
e)None of these

7. Point out the odd item among the following
a)computer mouse
b)touch pad
c)light pen
d)printer
e)None of these

8.What is the main advantage of magnetic core memory over semiconductor RAM memory?
a)More compact and smaller
b)More economical
c)A bit does not have to write after reading
d)Non-volatile
e)None of these

9. When the time to establish link is large and the size of data is small, the preferred mode of data transfer is
a)circuit switching
b)packet switching
c)time division multiplexing
d)All of these
e)None of these

10. Which kind of device allows the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system?
a)System boards 
b)Storage devices
c)Input devices 
d)Expansion slots
e)None of these

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




1. Name the Renowned playback singer who was recognised by both the Guinness Book of World Records and Asia Book of Records for singing most number of songs in Indian languages?

Answer. P. Susheela Mohan

2. Name the Director of Area Cyclone Warning Centre who was also know as "Rain Man" who will end his 36-year-long career on March 31,2016?

Answer. S.R.Ramanan

3. Which country air plane which was flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus but the passengers and crew were freed unharmed and the hijacker, whose motives remained a mystery, was arrested after giving himself up?

Answer. Egypt

4. The government permitted how much percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the market place format of e-commerce retailing in order to attract more foreign investments?

Answer. 100 per cent 

5. Name the taxi-hailing app which was launched and named 'MOTO' in Gurgaon?

Answer. Uber 

6. SoftBank Ventures Korea has invested an undisclosed amount in which India-based app, that helps keep track of the balance available on prepaid mobile accounts?

Answer. True Balance App.

7. Which bank will lend India €450 million (approximately Rs. 3,300 crore) towards constructing a 23-km long Lucknow Metro rail line and a purchasing a fleet of new trains?

Answer. The European Investment Bank (EIB)

8. Indian citizens in distress will soon be able to get help using a single number, for all emergency services in the country, including the police, fire brigade and ambulance. What is the number?

Answer. ‘112’

9. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence Ltd, with which company of Israel have decided to set up a joint venture company in India in the highly specialized areas of air-to-air missiles, air defence systems and large aerostats, that will oversee projects worth USD 10 billion (over Rs 65,000 crore) in ten years?

Answer. Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd 

10. State-run Bank of India said that the government has approved a capital infusion of how much amount in lieu of preferential allotment of shares?

Answer. Rs. 1,150 crores 








1. which movie won best feature film honour, also scored the best special effects award for CGI-laden screenplay?


2. Harinder Singh Sikka’s production “Nanak Shah Fakir”, based on the life and teachings of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, won the which award?


3. Who won Best singer for her song Moh Moh Ke Dhage, Dum Laga Ke Haisha?


4. Last year’s much appreciated “Masaan” had to contend itself with just a Best Debut director award for?


5. Which movie won the Best Hindi Film at the 63rd National Film Awards?


6. Tanvi Azmi the best supporting actress honour for which movie?


7. Which movie won the best Assamese film award?


8. ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ got the National Award for Best Popular Film,who is the director of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’?


9. Remo D’Souza won Best Choreographer for his song Deewani Mastani from which movie?


10. Tamil star Samuthirakani bagged the best supporting actor award for his role in thriller?


Answers:
  1. Baahubali
  2. Nargis Dutt Award for best feature film on national integration
  3. Monali Thakur
  4. Neeraj Ghaywan
  5. Dum Laga Ke  Haisha
  6. Bajirao Mastani
  7. Bhaskar Hazarika’s “Kothanodi”
  8. Kabir Khan
  9. Bajirao Mastani
  10. Visaranai





Dear BA'ians,
We present to you a current affairs quiz to keep you updated with the happenings around you with reference to the upcoming competitive exams.This quiz will be provided to with detailed solution, to add to your knowledge base.

1. Songkran festival is celebrated in which country? 
a) India 
b) Thailand 
c) Indonesia 
d) China
e) None of the above 


2. Which film has won the best film award at the 2016 Asian Film Awards (AFA)? 
a) Port of Call 
b) The Assassin 
c) Inside Men 
d) Blind Massage
e) None of the above  


3. Who has been conferred with the 2016 Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award? 
a) Arun Jaitely 
b) Narendra Modi 
c) Venkaiah Naidu 
d) K Taraka Rama Rao
e) Nitish Kumar 


4. Which organisation has recently released the e-Atlas of Gender Inequality in Education? 
a) UNESCO 
b) UNICEF 
c) UNFPA 
d) UNSDN
e) None of the above   


5. Who has won 2016 Abel Prize? 
a) Endre Szemeredi 
b) John Rognes 
c) Andrew Wiles 
d) Michael Atiyah
e) None of the above    

6. Which is the national intelligence agency of Israel? 
a) GRU 
b) NSIS 
c) CISEN 
d) Mossad
e) None of the above 


7. Who is the newly appointed Governor of Central Bank of Bangladesh? 
a) Fazle Kabir 
b) Abdul Hamid 
c) AMA Muhith 
d) Shahana Rahman
e) None of the above  

8. The 37th SAARC Foreign Ministers meet was recently held in which country? 
a) Nepal 
b) India 
c) Myanmar 
d) Bhutan
e) Pakistan 

9. India Aviation 2016 event has been hosted by which city of India? 
a) Kolkata 
b) Agra 
c) Hyderabad 
d) Udaipur
e) Patna


10. Who are the winners of 2015-16 Chameli Devi Jain Award? 
a) Alka Dhupkar and Ravish Kumar 
b) Alka Dhupkar and Raksha Kumar 
c) Priyanka Kakodkar and Raksha Kumar 
d) Priyanka Kakodkar and Ravish Kumar
e) None of the above   


11. The Festival of Innovations is hosted by which city of India? 
a) Rajkot 
b) Varanasi 
c) New Delhi 
d) Jodhpur
e) Patna 


12. ExoMars 2016 spacecraft has been successfully launched by which of the following space agencies?
a) NASA & Roscosmos 
b) NASA & JAXA 
c) ESA & Roscosmos 
d) ESA & NASA
e) None of the above 


13. Who has been conferred with the France’s Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, recently? 
a) Ratan Tata 
b) Aditya Birla 
c) Anand Mahindra 
d) Cyrus P Mistry
e) Mukesh Ambani 


14. Who has won the 2016 Global Teacher Prize? 
a) Matthew McConaughey 
b) Robin Chaurasiya 
c) Sunny Varkey 
d) Hanan Al Hroub
e) None of the above 


15. The South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre (SARTTC) will be set up in which city of India? 
a) Mumbai 
b) Ahmedabad 
c) Kolkata 
d) New Delhi
e) Chennai 

Answers:


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





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