FILL THE PREPOSITIONS

1.The cat ran........the road.     
2.The river flows.......the bridge.
3. The work was done.......haste.
4. He is afraid......the snake.
5. I am fond........the music.
6. He goes.......saturday......church
7. He died .......his country.
8. The stream -engine was invented........james  watt.
9.The burglar jumped.....the compound wall.
10.The village was destroyed.......fire.
11.What is that....me.
12.It can not be done ......offence.
13.He spoke.....me......french.
14.They leave......the same roof.
15.I have not seen him ......Thursday last.
16.I have known him......a long time.
17.The moon doesn't shine ....... its own light.
18.This is a matter......little importance.
19.I am tired........walking.
20.He has not yet recovered........his illness.
21.I shall do it.....pleasure.
22.God is good......me.
23.I will sit......my desk to do my lesson.
24.I am sorry.......what i have done
25.O god! Keep me....sin.
26.I bought it......hundred rupees
27.They broke the jug in.......a hundred pieces
28.It has been raining..........yesterday
29.I have been working hard.......arithmetic.
30.We suffered.......your neglect.
31.The exercise was written .....me......a parker pen.
32."Will you walk .......my parlour?"said the spider ....the fly
33.It is 6'0 clock .....my watch
34.There is nothing new...the moon.
35.Do not cry....split milk.
36.You ,girls,must settle it....yourselves.
37.The public are cautioned....pickpockets..
38.They drove......mumbai.......pune.

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TIME AND WORK -1

Q1. A and B can do a piece of work in 15 days. B and C can do the same work in 10 days and A and C can do the same work in 12 days. Time taken by A, B and C together to do the job is?

(a) 4 days    

(b) 9 days   

(c) 8 days     

(d) 5 days

Q2. A, B and C can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. A left the work 5 days

before the work was completed and B left 2 days after A had left. Number of days required to

complete the whole work is?

(a) 8  days    

(b) 6  days   

(c) 7 days    

(d) 6 days

Q3. A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days and C in 20 days. A and C worked

together for two days and then A was replaced by B. In how many days, altogether, the work was

completed?

(a) 12 days

(b) 10 days 

(c) 6 days

(d) 8 days

Q4. A can complete a piece of work in 18 days, B in 20 days and C in 30 days. B and C together start

the work and are forced to leave after 2 days. The time taken by A alone to complete the remaining

work is?

(a) 10 days

(b) 12 days

(c) 15 days

(d) 16 days

Q5. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 30 days. They work together for 7 days and then

both leave the work. Then C alone finishes the remaining work in 10 days. In how many days will

C finish the full work?

(a) 25 days

(b) 30 days

(c) 24 days

(d) 20 days

Q6. X can do a piece of work in 24 days. When he had worked for 4 days, Y joined him. If complete

work was finished in 16 days, Y can alone finish that work in how many days?

(a) 18 days

(b) 27 days

(c) 36 days

(d) 42 days

Q7. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days and, 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days. Then, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys to do the same type of work will be?

(a) 5 days

(b) 4 days

(c) 6 days

(d) 7 days

Q8. If 10 men or 20 women or 40 children can do a piece of work in 7 months. Then, 5 men, 5

women and 5 children together can-do half of the work in?

(a) 6 months

(b) 4 months

(c) 5 months

(d) 8 months

Q9. A company employed 200 workers to complete a certain work in 150 days. If only one-fourth

of the work has been done in 50 days, then in order to complete the whole work in time, the

number of additional workers to be employed was?

(a) 100

(b) 300

(c) 600

(d) 200

Q10. A contractor was engaged to construct a road in 16 days. After working for 12 days with 20

workers it was found that only the of the road had been constructed. To complete the work in

stipulated time the number of extra workers required is?

(a) 18

(b) 10

(c) 12

(d) 16

Q11. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 minutes and 32 minutes respectively. If both the pipes

are opened simultaneously, after how much time should B be closed so that the tank is full in 15

minutes?

(a) 12 min

(b) 4 min

(c) 6 min

 (d) 8 min

Q12. If two pipes function simultaneously the reservoir is filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills the

reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours does the faster pipe take to fill the

reservoir?

(a) 20 hours

(b) 30 hours

(c) 35 hours

(d) 45 hours

Q13. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hrs. After working together for 4 hours, C is closed, and A and B fill the cistern in 4 hours. Then find the time in which the cistern can be filled by pipe C?

(a) 6 hours

(b) 12 hours

(c) 14 hours

(d) 20 hours

Q14. A tank has a leak which would empty it in 8 hours. A tap is turned on which admits 6 litres a

minute into the tank, and it is now emptied in 12 hours. How many litres does the tank hold?

(a) 8260 liters

(b) 8450 liters

(c) 8640 liters

(d) 8660 liters

Q15. A tank is normally filled in 8 hours but takes 2 hours longer to fill because of a leak in its

bottom. If the cistern is full, in how many hours will the leak in the bottom empty half of the

tank?

(a) 20 hours

(b) 45 hours

(c) 50 hours

(d) 55 hours

Q16.A alone can complete a work in 16 days and B alone in 12days. Starting with A, they work on alternate days. The total work will be completed in:

(a) 12 days

(b) 14 days

(c) 13  days

(d) 23  days

Q17. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?

(a) 12 days

(b) 15 days

(c) 16 days

(d) 18 days

Q18. Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman?

(a) 3:4

(b) 4:3

(c) 5:3

(d) Data inadequate

Q19. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the same work in 12 days. If all the 10 men and 15 women work together, in how many days will the work get completed?

(a) 6

 (b) 6

(c) 6

(d) 7

Q20. 12 men complete a work in 9 days. After they have worked for 6 days, 6 more men join them.

How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?

(a) 2 days

(b) 3 days

(c) 4 days

 (d) 5 days

Q21. Three men, four women and six children can complete a work in seven days. A woman does double the work a man does and a child does half the work a man does. How many women alone can complete this work in 7 days?

(a) 7

(b) 8

(c) 12

(d) Cannot be determined

Q22. A man, a woman and a boy can complete a job in 3, 4 and 12 days respectively. How many

boys must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in 1/4th  of a day?

(a) 1

(b) 4

(c) 19

(d) 41

Q23. 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work in 6 days. It takes 100 days for one man

alone to complete the same work. How many days will be required for one woman alone to complete the same work?

 (a) 90

 (b) 125

(c) 145

(d) None of These

Q24. 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it

in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it?

(a) 35

(b) 40

(c) 45

(d) 50

Q25. Twenty-four men can complete a work in sixteen days. Thirty-two women can complete the same work in twenty-four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started working and worked for twelve days. How many more men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 2 days?

(a) 16

(b) 24

(c) 36

(d) 48

Q26. 12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete the same work in 4 days. 6 men start working on the job and after working for 2 days, all of them stopped working. How  any women should be put on the job to complete the remaining work, if it is to be completed in 3 days?

(a) 15

(b) 18

(c) 22

(d) Data inadequate

Q27. A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for Rs. 529. A and B together are supposed to

do of 19/23  the work and B and C together 8/23 of the work. What amount should A be paid?

(a) Rs. 315

(b) Rs. 345

(c) Rs. 355

(d) Rs. 375

Q28. A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began to do the

work together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was:

(a) 6 

(b) 8

(c) 9

(d) 12

Q29. Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both of them finish the work together and get Rs.150. What is the share of Kim?

(a) Rs. 30

 (b) Rs. 60

(c) Rs. 70

 (d) Rs. 75

Q30.A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for

Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?

(a) Rs. 375

 (b) Rs. 400

(c) Rs. 600

 (d) Rs. 800

100+ CA

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Ans. Mumbai

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2) The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum has recently inaugurated in which of the following cities

 Ans. New delhi

On 23rd January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the iconic Red Fort in New Delhi to mark the leader's 122

3) Who has won the 'Prabha Khaitan Woman’s Voice Award' at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival

Ans. Ranjani Murali

US-based Indian poet Ranjani Murali has been bestowed the ''Prabha Khaitan Woman's Voice Award' at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF-2019).

4) Who has become the first player-ever to win ICC Test, ODI Player And Cricketer Of The Year?

Ans.virat kohli

 Team India skipper Virat Kohli has become the first player-ever in history to win all three of top ICC awards after being named captain of the ICC's

5)Which technical giant has launched a new e-commerce platform re-weave.in for handloom weavers?

Ans. Microsoft

Microsoft India has launched a new e-commerce platform re-weave.in for handloom weavers under its Project ReWeave, as part of its philanthropic initia

6)Which Indian armed force has conducted the massive coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-2019’ to check 26/11-style attacks?

Ans.The Indian Navy

The Indian Navy, in coordination with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and other stakeholders, conducted the massive coastal defence exercise codenamed

7)Which of the following ports has become the only Indian port to be listed amongst the world’s top 30 container ports , as per the latest Lloyds Report?

Ans jlnpt  jawahar lal Nehru port trust

8) The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India and which country for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers?

Ans Kuwait

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9)Who is the head of the IBBI working group to suggest a suitable framework for Group Insolvency?

Ans. UK Sinha

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10)Which city is the venue of the Arab Economic And Social Development Summit 2019?

Ans. Beirut

The Arab Economic and Social Development Summit held in the Lebanese capital Beirut, in which the Arab leaders and officials issued a joint statement

11) Which Indian-American philanthropist has been conferred with the 2019 Rosa Parks Trailblazer award?

Ans. Gurinder Singh Khalsa

An Indian-American philanthropist and entrepreneur, Gurinder Singh Khalsa has been conferred with the prestigious 2019 Rosa Park Trailblazer award for his campaign that forced US authorities to change their policy towards headgear of the Sikh community.

12) Which of the following Indian players are featured in both ICC Test & ODI team of the year 2018?

Ans. Virat Kohli Jasprit Bumrah

13) The annual meet of World Economic Forum (WEF) has started in which of the following cities?

Ans. Davos

The annual meet of World Economic Forum (WEF) has started in Davos with theme 'Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Four

14) India’s first private-sector Howitzer gun-manufacturing plant has come up in which of the following cities?

Ans. Surat gujarat

On 19th January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India’first Armoured Systems Complex (ASC) built by a private company - Larsen & Toubro

15) Raghbir Singh Bhola, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which sports?

Ans. Bhola

16) Which the following states celebrated their 47th statehood day on 21st January 2019?

Ans. Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura

The states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrated their 47th statehood day on 21st January 2019.

17) Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians travelling to which of the following neighboring countries?

Ans Nepal bhutan

According to recent Union Home Ministry communique, Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and over 65 years travelling to Nepal and Bhutan. Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to the two neighbouring countries, for which no visas are needed. Indian citizens going to Nepal and Bhutan don’t need a visa if they have a valid passport, a photo identity card issued

18)Who received the Golden Boot award for best player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup ?

Answer: England's Harry Kane as top scorer with 6 goals. Luka Modric won the World Cup Golden Ball Award.

19)After defeating which team, Iran won gold in the women's Kabaddi final at Asian Games 2018?

Answer: India. The Indian women’s kabaddi team suffered a shocking 27-24 loss at the hands of Iran.

20)What is the India's rank in the 2018 Global Innovation Index (GII)?

Answer: India has been ranked 57th most innovative nation among 130 countries in the 11th edition of Global Innovation Index (GII-2018), which is developed jointly by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

21)Who has been appointed the first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?

Answer: Sudha Balakrishnan, the Vice-President of National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL).

22)Who has become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in shooting at the Asian Games ?

Answer: Shooter Rahi Sarnobat has become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in shooting at the Asian Games.

23)Who wins French Open 2018 Women's Single ?

Answer: World number one Simona Halep has won her first Grand Slam title with a victory over American Sloane Stephens in the French Open 2018 final.

24) Which Indian sportsperson has clinched India's first Gold in the 18th Jakarta Asian Games 2018 ?

Answer: Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia bagged country's first gold medal of the 18th Asian Games. He defeated Japanese wrestler Takatani Daichi in the 65 kg final. However, India's first medal in these games came in the form of a bronze medal that was won in mixed team rifle event (shooting) by Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar.

25) Who has been conferred with the National Kalidas Samman in visual arts by the Madhya Pradesh government ?

Answer: Anjolie Ela Menon, a well known muralist. Beside her, Artist A. Ramachandran was also conferred with the Kalidas Award.

26) Which airport received the award for being the 'Most Improved Airport' in the Asia Pacific region?

Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

27) Which country's team has won the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy ?

Answer: Australian hockey team has won the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy by defeating India. It was Australia's record 15th Champions Trophy title. Hockey Champions Trophy for men will be replaced by the Hockey Pro League (HPL) in 2019.

28)Who has been awarded with the prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Award ?

Answer: Delhi government’s additional director of health S.K. Arora has been awarded the prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Award for his extraordinary contribution towards tobacco control.

29)When is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observed every year ?

Answer: June 17. The theme of 2018 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was "Land has true value – invest in it".

30)Which veteran cricketer became the 5th Indian player to be named in the Hall of Fame ?

Answer: Rahul Dravid. The other four Indians are former skippers Bishan Singh Bedi, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble.

31)Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) ?

Answer: Rajinder Khanna

32) Which country has passed a divisive Jewish nation-state law ?

Answer: Israel has passed a law declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country.

33) Name the farthest star that was recently seen by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope?

Answer: NASA has discovered the most distant star ever seen named 'Icarus'. This huge blue star is located over halfway across the universe. It took nine billion years for the Icarus' light to reach the Earth.

34) 11th World Hindi Conference was held in Port Louis, Mauritius with the theme ?

Answer: Theme: “Vaishvik Hindi Aur Bhartiya Sanskriti“. In the Conference, Mauritius Prime Minister announced Mauritius cyber tower to be named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

35) Saweety Boora, who claimed gold at 2018 Umakhanov Memorial Tournament, is associated with which sports ?

Answer: Boxing. Saweety Boora, is also a former world championships silver-medallist.

36) Who has been appointed the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)?

Answer: Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice R K Agrawal

37)Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), which was used to spot Radio Galaxy is operated by ?

Answer: National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.

38) Which country suspend Membership In UNASUR Regional Bloc recently?

Answer: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru had decided to temporarily leave the Union.

39)Which hockey team has won the 8th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2018?

Answers: Hockey Punjab

40) India and which country exchange 27th list of nuclear installations?

Answer: Pakistan

41) Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), which was used to spot Radio Galaxy is operated by ?

Answer: National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.

42) Indian-American Dhivya Suryadevara becomes CFO of _________ ?

Answer: Dhivya Suryadevara has been named the Chief Finance Officer of the US’s largest automaker, General Motors.

43) Which state government has issued a protocol to confirm brain death cases?

Answer: The state government of Kerala has issued guidelines to be followed to confirm brain death cases.

44) Who becomes the first Indian to win 2018 Pritzker Prize ?

Answers: Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi

45): Rahi Sarnobat is associated with which sports ?

Answer: Shooting. Rahi Sarnobat won the women's 25m Pistol event at Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia. With this, she becomes the first ever Indian female shooter to win gold in the history of Asian Games. Manu Bhaker who had won gold at Commonwealth Games 2018.

46) Who has won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix 2018?

Answer: Daniel Ricciardo, an Australian racing driver

47) The government of which state will be starting free chemotherapy units for cancer patients?

Answer: The Maharashtra state government is going to start free chemotherapy units for cancer patients in selected district hospitals.

48) What is India's rank in Global Innovation Index, GII- 2018 ?

Answer: 57th. India's rank on the Global Innovation Index (GII) has improved from 60th last year to 57th this year.

49) Which country's U-16 football team has lifted Jockey cup ?

Answers: India after defeating hosts Hong Kong by 4-2.

50) Which team wins Ranji Trophy 2017-18 tournament ?

Answer: Vidarbha. It is Vidarbha’s first Ranji Trophy title.

51) Who became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games?

Answer: Anish Bhanwala. He shot down the CWG record in the 25m Rapid Fire final.

52) When was World Hepatitis Day observed globally ?

Answer: The World Hepatitis Day was observed globally on July 28, 2018 with the theme "Test. Treat. Hepatitis".

53) The first phase of Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 2018’ was conducted in which state?

Answer: Goa

54) Who has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Linnean Medal in Botany?

Answer: Indian botanist Kamaljit S. Bawa, president of Bengaluru-based non-profit Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE).

55) What is the theme of the 2018 World Earth Day (22 April WED) ?

Answer: End Plastic Pollution

56) India ranks ________ in 2018 global happiness index.

Answer: 133

57) Who among following will be awarded with Kirti Chakra posthumously ?

Answer: Sepoy Vrahma Pal Singh of Rajput Regiment, has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, the country's second-highest peacetime bravery medal. Rifleman Aurangzeb of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, is among the 18 Shaurya Chakra in this year's Independence Day gallantry list.

58) The Anti-Leprosy Day is observed on which date in India ?

Answer: January 30

59) What is name of official Mascot of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019?

Answer: Son of Dreams

60) The Indian Navy has decommissioned 3 Karwar-class minesweepers namely ?

Answer: Konkan, Cuddalore, and Cannanore

61) Who was chosen for the 2017 Saraswati Samman?

Answer: Sitanshu Yashaschandra, the Gujarati poet, for his collection of verses titled ‘Vakhar’.

62) According to national survey of India’s coastline from 1990 to 2016, which state sees highest coastal erosion since 1990 ?

Answer: West Bengal (up to 63 per cent of the 534 km long coastline was eroded) saw the biggest coastal erosion followed by Puducherry, Kerala & Tamil Nadu.

63) Which African country on 18 April 2018 change the name of his country to "Kingdom of eSwatini" ?

Answer: Swaziland

64) Where was World Ocean Summit 2018 held ?

Answer: Mexico

65) Indian Army and Indian Navy launched operations in the flood hit Kerala. Name the operations.

Answer: Operation Madad by Southern Naval Command and Operation Sahyog by Indian Army.

66) Who won the Men’s singles title of Australian Open 2018?

Answer: Roger Federer

67) IAU named one crater on Pluto's largest moon Charon after which mythological character from Mahabharata?

Answer: Revati

68) Queen Elizabeth has conferred which award to Srishti Bakshi?

Answer: Commonwealth Point of Light Award

69) Which state has emerged as best in the country in prevention of parent-to-child transmission of HIV?

Answer: West Bengal

70) The First South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Agri Cooperative Business Forum began in Kathmandu. What is the theme of this three-day Forum ?

Answer: The theme is 'Organizing and Strengthening Family Farmers’ Cooperatives to attain the Sustainable-Development-Goals-1 and 2 in South Asia'.

71)Which movie bagged the best film award at the 65th National Film Awards for 2017?

Answer: "Village Rockstar" bagged the best film award, while "Newton" has been selected as the Best Hindi Film.

72) Who has won the 2018 Formula One French Grand Prix tournament 2018 ?

Answer: Lewis Hamilton, a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas.

73 )Who won the women’s singles title of Australian Open 2018?

Answer: Caroline Wozniacki

74) What is the tagline for Geographical Indication (GI) certified products ?

Answer: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched the tricolour logo and a tagline “Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India”. The tagline was coined by Akansha Tripathi.

75) NASA launched which mission recently to discover new planets outside the solar system?

Answer: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the first-of-its-kind mission to discover planets outside the solar system, including some that could support life.

76)   Question: Which movie won the Best Picture Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2018 ?

Answer: Tumhari Sulu, a movie about a housewife who lands a job as a radio jockey. Irfan Khan was adjudged the Best Actor for his role in the film 'Hindi Medium'.

77)   Question: The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) sounds alarm with the discovery of deadly foreign maize pest in Karnataka. What is the name of the pest ?

Answer: Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). It was discovered in Karnataka this July.

78)   Mahesh Kumar Malani of the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) has become the first Hindu candidate to win a National Assembly seat in Pakistan.

79)   Question: Which scheme was approved in the health sector beyond 12th Five Year Plan for the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20?

Answer: Cabinet approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) beyond the 12th Five Year Plan for a period of three year from 2017-18 to 2019-20 with the financial outlay of Rs 14832 crores.

80)   Question: Who won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service?

Answer: The New York Times and The New Yorker, for exposing the powerful and wealthy sexual predators including one of the Hollywood’s most influential producers Harvey Weinstein.

81)   Question: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India launches integration and availability of TRAI Mobile Apps on which platform ?

Answer: TRAI has now integrated its Mobile Apps namely DND 2.0 and MyCall with UMANG Platform.

82)   Question: Government has launched the Mohanpura Irrigation Project in which state ?

Answer: Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh. The Rs 3,866-crore project includes a dam and a canal system.

83)   Question: Who becomes first Woman Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Chief?

Answer: Usha Ananthasubramanian

84)   Which state recently announced setting up of child protection committees?

Answer: West Bengal

85)   Question: Who becomes the first Indian and Asian to be elected to the Chair of International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) ?

Answer: Indian scientist and academician Nandula Raghuram was elected as the Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI), a global policy making initiative.

86)   Question: Ashish Jakhar has won gold in which sports at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan ?

Answer: Hammer throw. He created a new National U-20 record to clinch the gold medal with a hammer throw of 76.86 in his second attempt while Damneet bagged the silver with a best throw of 74.08.

87)   Question: Which country will host the multi-nation counter-terrorism exercise “Peace Mission 2018” ?

Answer: Russia. It will be held at the Ural mountains of Russia in September 2018, under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

88)   Question: Who bagged India's first medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?

Answer: P Gururaja. He won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg final.

89)   Question: India recently agreed to hold the first edition of naval exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” with which neighbouring country ?

Answer: The naval forces of India and Bangladesh will conduct the joint patrol exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” in the Bay of Bengal.

90)   Question: India Ranks ---- on Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2018 ?

Answer: 81st

91)   Question: What is the theme of the 2018 World Health Day (WHD)?

Answer: Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere. The World Health Day (WHD) is observed every year on 7 April.

92)   Question: Who wins Pulitzer Prize 2018 in Music ?

Answer: Kendrick Lamar for his album “Damn.”  Lamar is the first rapper in history to be given the award.

93)   Question: The world's second oldest rock dating back to 4.2 billion years has been discovered in which Indian state in May 2018 ?

Answer: Odisha. The only instance of Zircon (oldest known rock sample) older than this discovery was the one found in Jack Hill, Western Australia, which was 4.4 billion years old.

94)   Question: Who has been appointed as the new DG of National Security Guard (NSG) ?

Answer: Sudeep Lakhtakia. He will take over from S P Singh, the current chief of the elite counter terror force.

95)   Question: Who has been posted as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Puducherry?

Answer: S Sundari Nanda, a 1988 AGMU cadre Indian Police Service officer in the rank of ADGP, has been posted as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Union Territory of Puducherry.

96)   Question: Who has won the prestigious 2018 Man Booker International Prize for fiction ?

Answer: Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has won the prestigious 2018 Man Booker International Prizefor fiction for her novel "Flights".

97)   Question: Who was conferred with the "Excellent Woman of Excellence" award at the Women Economic Forum (WEF) 2018 ?

Answer: Nisha Bhalla. Hailing from Mumbai, India. Nisha (popularly addressed as Eeshaa) is a holistic coach and consultant.

Question: Who was appointed as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ?

Answer: Shashank Manohar, the former BCCI President, will serve a second two-year term as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council.

98)   Question: What is India’s rank in the Global Democracy Index 2018 compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?

Answer: India has slipped from 32nd place to 42nd place.

99)   Question: Who has been honoured with the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award ?

Answer: Shesh Anand Madhukar

100)           Question: Who has been appointed the new director general of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) ?

Answer: Neelam Kapoor

101)           Question: Which state won Vijay Hazare Trophy for 2017-18 ?

Answer: Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy for 2018 by defeating Saurashtra by 41 runs.

102)           Question: The 2018 Winter Olympics was held at PyeongChang (South Korea). Which country topped the medals tally?

Answer: Norway with 14 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 11 bronze medals.

103)           Question: M.S. Anantharaman, who passed away, was noted personality of which musical instrument?

Answer: Violin

104)           Question: Who has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 ?

Answer: Sanjiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Finserv.

105)           Question: Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ?

Answer: Mallikarjun Kharge

106)           Question: Who has been elected as the new President of Sahitya Akademi ?

Answer: Noted Kannada litterateur Chandrashekar Kambar.

107)           Question: The joint military exercise "Harimau Shakti 2018" started between India and which country?

Answer: The first-ever joint Army exercise Harimau Shakti 2018 started between the troops of the Indian and Malaysian armies at Wardieburn Camp in Kuala Lumpur.

108)           Question: Which Indian-American personality has been appointed as the interim judge to a US civil court of New York City?

Answer: Deepa Ambekar. She has become the 2nd Indian-American woman judge in the city after Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari.

109)           Question: Who becomes ICC's 1st Independent Female Director ?

Answer: Indra Nooyi, the India-born PepsiCo Chairman and CEO.

110)           Question: Which of the following is the first country to successfully land robotic rovers on an asteroid Ryugu ?

Answer: Japanese space agency JAXA. The rovers are collectively known as MINERVA-II1 (MIcro Nano Experimental Robot Vehicle for Asteroid, the second generation).

111)           Question: Which airport was recognised with the UN Champions of the Earth Award 2018 ?

Answer: World's first fully solar-powered airport Cochin International Airport

112)           Question: Who is the newly-appointed Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) ?

Answer: Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas, the newly appointed Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) took charge from incumbent Sekhar Basu in Vienna, Austria.

113)           Question: Who becomes first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup?

Answer: Triple jumper Arpinder Singh created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup as he clinched a bronze. Arpinder had won a gold in the Asian Games in Jakarta.

114)           Question: Who won Women's singles final in the US Open Tennis 2018 ?

Answer: Naomi Osaka has become the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. She lifted the women's singles title of US Open 2018 by defeating Serena Williams.

SCIENCE QUESTIONS FOR RAILWAY

IMPORTANT SCIENCE QUESTIONS

GENERAL SCIENCE

1. What is used as fuel in nuclear reactor? – Uranium
2. Hertz is the unit of ? – Frequency
3. Which gas do not cause pollution in the air? – Carbon dioxide
4. What is the chemical formula of Magnesium Oxide? – MgO
5. What percent of normal human body contains oxygen? 65%
6. What is the instrument used to measure the purity of milk? – Lactometer
7. Which instrument converts mechanical energy into electrical energy? – Generator
8. What kind of mirror is used in Solar Cooker? – Concave Mirror
9. Which component creates the green luminescence in recrackers? – Barium
10. What is the molecular weight of CO? 28.01 g/mol
11. C (element number 6) has a mass of 12.01 grams per mole, and O (element number 8) has a mass of?  16.00 g/mole
12. Which gas is present in electric bulb? Argon
13. What is the atomic weight of silver? 107
14. SI unit of sound? – Decibel
15. Luminescence is light produced using energy sources other than? heat
16. What does Group 17 of Periodic table contain? halogens
17. Find the odd one out: Xenon, Neon, Argon, Zinc. ? zinc
18. What type of image is formed on Retina?
19. Chemical name of C6H6? – Benzene
20. What is Carbon dioxide in solid state called as? – Dry Ice
21. What is the function of Carbohydrates? – Energy
22. The food energy is calculated in which form? – Calories
23.  luminescence is called ? 'cold light'
24. Which gas is present in large quantity in space?  – Hydrogen
25. What is the chemical name of eating soda? – Sodium Bicarbonate
26. Plant Reproduction Where does the foetus develop? zygote
27. How many groups are there in Modern Periodic Table? 18
28. Which element does not react with water? Beryllium (Be) is the only alkaline earth metal that does not react with water.
29. What is the full form of DDT? dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane
30. Where is the focus of biconcave mirror situated? on the axis in front of the lens
31. Gravitational force ‘g’ is most strongest at? – Towards the poles
32. What is the chemical name of Marble? – CaCo3
33. Which is the lightest elemental metal? – Lithium
34. What is the speed of sound? – 760 miles/hour
35. Which instrument is used to measure Earthquake? – Seismographs
36. Deciency of blood in human body is termed as? – Anemia
37. When is world fertilizers day? – 16 October
38. Which Vitamin is present in Spinach leaves? vitamin C, vitamin K,
39. What is the unit to measure Temperature? – Kelvin
40. What is the chemical formula of Plaster of Paris? – CaSO4. 2H2O
41. What is the unit of power? Watt
42. Unit to measure Electricity? Ampere
43. How many chambers are there in the heart of mammals? Four chambers
44. How many grams are there in 10 moles of CO2? CO2 = 12+2x16 = 44, so the mass of a mole of CO2 is approximalty 44 grams.
45. What is in the center of an Atom? The Nucleus
46. How many bones are there in human’s face? fourteen bones
47. What is the atomic number of Chromium? 24
48. What percent of normal human body contains nitrogen? 3%
49. What percent of normal human body contains hydrogen? 10%
50. In a fuel cell cathode is of? Hydrogen
51. What is the main component of Natural Gas? – Methane
52. What is called as Protein factory? – Ribosomes
53. Gases around the earth forms what?  – Atmosphere
54. Rusting of an Iron is an example of? – Oxidation
55. What is present in hemoglobin? Options: 1. Copper 2. Iron – Iron
56. Who discovered DNA? – Watson and Crick
57. Non active elements are placed in which group? – 18 Group
58. What percent of normal human body contains nitrogen? 3%
59. The mass of an object is the measure of its ? inertia
60. The acronym SONAR stands for?  Sound Navigation And Ranging
61. Which part of human ear collects sound from the surroundings? pinna (The outer ear is called pinna, collects the sound from the surroundings.)
62. The transmitter produces and transmits?  Ultrasonic waves
63. Dolphins, bats and porpoise use ……… for navigation and location of food in the dark?Ultrasound

QUANT QUESTIONS

Q1. A can do a work in 8 days, B can do the same work in 10 days and C can do the same work in 12 days. If all three of them do the same work together and they are paid Rs 7400, then what is the share (in Rs) of B?

A किसी कार्य को 8 दिनों में  पूरा कर सकता है, उसी कार्य को B, 10 दिनों में और C,  12 दिनों में कर सकता है यदि वह तीनों एक साथ मिलकर कार्य करते हैं और उन्हें 7400 रुपये का भुगतान किया जाता है, तो B का हिस्सा (रुपये में) कितना है?

(a) 2600

(b) 3000

(c) 2400

(d) 2000

Q2. If the radius of the cylinder is increased by 25%, then by how much percent the height must be reduced, so that the volume of the cylinder remains same?

यदि सिलेंडर की त्रिज्या  में 25% की वृद्धि हुई है, तो फिर ऊंचाई कितनी प्रतिशत कम होनी चाहिए जिससे सिलेंडर का आयतन सामान ही रहे?

(a) 36

(b) 56

(c) 64

(d) 46

Q3. The marked price of an article is 20% more than its cost price. If 5% discount is given on the marked price, then what is the profit percentage?

किसी लेख का चिह्नित मूल्य इसकी लागत मूल्य से 20% अधिक है. यदि चिह्नित मूल्य पर 5% छूट दी जाती है, तो लाभ प्रतिशत कितना होगा?

(a) 5

(b) 14

(c) 15

(d) 25

Q4. The average runs conceded by a bowler in 5 matches is 45 and 15.75 in other 4 matches. What is the average runs conceded by the bowler in 9 matches?

5 मैचों में एक गेंदबाज द्वारा बनाये गए औसत रन 45 और 4 अन्य  मैचों में औसत रन 15.75 हैं. 9 मैचों में गेंदबाज द्वारा बनाये गए औसत रन कितने होंगे?

(a) 15

(b) 32

(c) 35

(d) 53.5

Q5. A person bought pens at 25 for a rupee and sold at 15 for a rupee. What is his profit percentage?

एक व्यक्ति ने 1 रुपये में 25 पेन खरीदे और 15 रुपये की दर पर बेच दिया.  उसका लाभ प्रतिशत कितना है?
a) 20%
b) 33.33%
c) 16.66%
d) 66.67%

Q6. 80 litre mixture of milk and water contains 10% milk. How much milk (in litres) must be added to make water percentage in the mixture as 80%?

80 लीटर दूध और पानी के मिश्रण में 10% दूध है. तो मिश्रण में पानी के प्रतिशत को 80% के रूप में बनाने के लिए उसमे कितना दूध (लीटर में) मिलाया जायेगा?

(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 10

(d) 12

Q7. A bus starts running with the initial speed of 21 km/hr and its speed increases every hour by 3 km/hr. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 252 km?

एक बस अपनी प्रारंभिक गति 21 किमी / घंटा की चाल से लगती है और इसकी गति हर घंटे 3 किमी / घंटा तक बढ़ जाती है. बस को 252 किमी की दूरी तय करने में कितने घंटे लगेंगे?

(a) 3

(b) 5

(c) 8

(d) 10

Q8. A sum of Rs 400 becomes Rs 448 at simple interest in 2 years. In how many years will the sum of Rs 550 amounts to Rs 682 at the same rate?

2 साल में 400 रुपये की राशि का जोड़ साधारण ब्याज पर 448 रुपये बन जाता है . उसी दर पर 550 रुपये की राशि का जोड़ कितने वर्षों में 682 रुपये होगा?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 3.5

(d) 4

Q9. A can make a cupboard in 10 days and B can do it in 50 days. Along with C, they did the job in 6.25 days only. Then in how many days C alone can do the job?

A एक अलमारी 10 दिनों में और B,  50 दिनों में बना सकते है. उन्होंने केवल 6.25 दिनों में C के साथ कार्य किया तो C अकेले कार्य कितने दिनों में पूरा कर सकता है?

(a) 20 

(b) 25

(c) 16 

(d) 15

Q10. A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 80% and offers 20% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 450?

एक दुकानदार अपने माल को 80% तक चिह्नित करता है और 20% छूट प्रदान करता है. यदि कीमत मूल्य 450 रुपये है तो बिक्री मूल्य (रुपये में) कितना होगा?

(a) 548 

(b) 748

(c) 848 

(d) 648

Q11. What number should be added to each of the numbers 35, 115, 53 and 165, so that the resulting numbers are in continued proportion?

प्रत्येक संख्या 35, 115, 53 और 165 में किस संख्या को जोड़ा जाये, कि परिणामी संख्या निरंतर अनुपात में हों?

(a) 10 

(b) 12

(c) 8 

(d) 6

Q12. A batsman makes a score of 95 runs in the 13th match and thus increases his average runs per match by 4. What is his average after the 13th match?

एक बल्लेबाज 13 वें मैच में 95 रन बनाता है और इस प्रकार प्रति मैच 4 औसत रन से वृद्धि करता है। 13 वें मैच के बाद उसका औसत कितना होगा?

(a) 47 

(b) 43

(c) 45 

(d) 49

Q13. A vendor buys bananas at 12 for Rs 50 and sells at 5 for Rs 40. What will be the gain (in %)?

एक विक्रेता 50 रुपये की लागत से 12 केले खरीदता है और 5 केले 40 रुपये की दर पर बेचता है. इस प्रकार वह कितना लाभ (% में) कमाता है?

(a) 82 

(b) 72

(c) 92

(d) 62

Q14. Two labourers A and B are paid a total of Rs. 750 per day. If A is paid 150 percent of what is paid to B, how much (in Rs) is B paid?

दो मजदूर A और B को प्रति दिन कुल मजदूरी 750 रूपए मिलती है. यदि B को दिए जाने वाले वेतन का 150 प्रतिशत  A को दिया जाता है, तो B को कितना वेतन(रुपये में) मिलता है?

(a) 450  

(b) 250

(c) 300 

(d) 500

Q15. A man travelled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 7 km/hr. What is the distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

एक आदमी 8 घंटे में 50 किमी की दूरी तय करता है. उसने 5 किमी/घंटा आंशिक रूप से पैदल चलकर और 7 किमी/घंटा आंशिक रूप से साइकिल पर यात्रा की है, तो उसने पैदल चलकर कितनी दूरी (किमी में) तय की है?

(a) 20 

(b) 25

(c) 15 

(d) 30

Q16. If 25% of four-fifth of 30% of a number is 301.5, what is the number?

A) 4820

B) 5025

C) 5120

D) 5335

E) None

Q17. In a Bookshelf 60% of the books are in Tamil, 60% of the remaining books are in English rest of the books are in Hindi. If there are 2400 books in English, then the total number of books in Hindi are?

A) 1300

B) 1250

C) 1600

D) 1450

E) None

Q18. In a bank 70 percent employees are men. 80%men and 20%women belong to retirement plan.what percent of people belong to retirement plan?

A) 52

B) 48

C) 45

D) 62

E) None

Q19. A earns 60% of B’s salary, B earns 70% of C’s salary. If the total earnings for a month is Rs. 19080, then what is the earning for A ?

A) Rs3780

B) Rs3560

C) Rs3400

D) Rs4100

E) None

Q20. Three papers were set in an examination and the maximum marks per were in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 2, respectively. If a student obtained 50% in the first paper, 60% in the second, and 65% in the third, what percent did he obtain overall?

A) 70%

B) 65%

C) 52%

D) 60%

E) None

Q21. At an examination in which maximum marks are 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks what percentage of marks was obtained by D?

A) 80%

B) 75%

C) 68%

D) 72%

E) None

Q22. The price of rice increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the rice is up by 10% only. If the total consumption of rice before the price was 10 kg per month, then the consumption of rice per month.

A) 7 1/2

B) 8 1/3

C) 8

D) 6

E) None

Q23.In a election 40% voted for Person A, whereas 45% voted for Person B. The remaining people were not vote to any person. If the difference between those who vote for Person B in the election and those who are uncertain was 640, how many people are participated in the election?

A) 2500

B) 2400

C) 2100

D) 2800

E) None

Q24. The population of a city increases at the rate of 6% per annum. There is an additional annual increase of 1 % in the population due to the influx of job seekers. Therefore, the % increase in the population after 3 years will be:

A) 22.5

B) 24

C) 20

D) 18.25

E) None

Q25. Weight of A and B are in the ratio of 3:5. If the weight of A is increased by 20 percent and then the total weight becomes 132 kg with an increase of 10 percent. B weight is increased by what percent.

A) 7%

B) 8%

C) 9%

D) 4%

E) None