Thursday, 5 February 2015

SBI Associate PO - Interview Call Letter Download

Good Morning Friends

SBI Associate PO has uploaded the Interview Call Letters for the candidates who have cleared written test.


Please share your interview dates, time and place, it will help other candidates know, who all will be giving interviews at the same time.





As the Interview pattern of SBI Associate PO is same as that of IBPS PO (apart from GD), so the already published capsules will help you out in preparing for the Interviews.  



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Reasoning Quiz For SSC Exam With Solution

1. Pointing to a boy in the photograph Reena said, "He is the only son of the only child of my grandfather." How Reena is related to that boy?

A. Mother 
B. Sister
C. Aunt
D. Cannot be determined

2. Which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of N?

A * B means A is the sister of B
A $ B means B is the mother of A
A + B means A is the brother of B
A = B means B is the father of A.


A. M = P + Q * N 
B. N + P = Q * M
C. N * P $ Q * M
D. None of these

Direction (3 - 4): Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark in the given series.

3. 120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ?

A. 35
B. 38
C. 39
D. 40

4. 2,3,8,27, 112,?

A. 226
B. 339
C. 452 
D. 565

5. In the series 3, 9, 15, ____what will be the 21st term?

A. 117 
B. 121
C. 123 
D. 129

Direction (6-8):In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.

6. _ s t t _ t t _ t t s _

A. tsts 
B. ttst
C. sstt 
D. tsst

7. _ t u _ r t _ s _ _ u s r t u _

A. rtusru 
B. rsutrr
C. rsurtr
D. rsurts

8. a _ n _ b _ _ n c b _ _ n c b

A. abbbec 
B. abebeb
C. bacbab
D. bcabab

Direction (9-10): In each of the following questions, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.

9. AB, DEF, HIJK, ?, STUVWX

A. LMNO 
B. LMNOP
C. MNOPQ
D. QRSTU

10. ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ?, VENTU

A. DVENT
B. VENTURE
C. VENTUR
D. DVENTU

11. From the positions of a cube are shown below, Which letter will be on the face opposite to face with 'A'?


A. D 
B. B
C. C
D. F

12. Here 4 positions of a cube are shown. Which sign will be opposite to '+' ?


A. % 
B. -
C. x
D. $

13. From the four positions of a dice given below, find the color which is opposite to yellow ?



A. Violet 
B. Red
C. Rose
D. Blue

14. After walking 6 km, I turned to the right and then walked 2 km. After then I turned to the left and walked 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which direction did I start my journey?

A. North 
B. South
C. East 
D. West

15. Careful is to cautious as boastful is to

A. arrogant 
B. humble
C. joyful
D. suspicious

Answers Key:

1. B
The boy in the photograph is the only son of Reena's grandfather's only son; i.e., the boy is the only son of Reena's father.
Hence, the boy is the brother of Reena or Reena is the sister of the boy.

2. D

3. A
The pattern is - 21, - 19, - 17, - 15,.....
So, missing term = 48 - 13 = 35.

4. D
The pattern is x 1 + 1, x 2 + 2, x 3 + 3, x 4 + 4,.....
So, missing term = 112 x 5 + 5 = 565.

5. C
Clearly, 3 + 6 = 9, 9 + 6 = 15,.....
So, the series is an A.P. in which a = 3 and d = 6.
Therefore 21st term = a + (21 - 1) d = a + 20d = 3 + 20 x 6 = 123.

6. D
The series is tst/tst/tst/tst. Thus, the pattern 'tst' is repeated.

7. D
The series rtus/rtus/rtus/rtus. Thus, the pattern 'rtus' is repeated.

8. D
The series is abncb/abncb/abncb. Thus, the pattern 'abncb' is repeated.

9. C
The number of letters in the terms of the given series increases by one at each step.
The first letter of each term is two steps ahead of the last letter of the preceding term.
However, each term consists of consecutive letters in order.

10. C
One letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed, one by one, in alternate steps.

11. A
The letters of the adjacent faces to the face with letter A, are B, F, C and E. Hence D is the letter of the face opposite to the face with letters (A).

12. C
From position I and III common face with % is in the same position. Hence according to rule (3) opposite is X.

13. A
The colours adjacent to yellow are orange, blue, red and rose. Hence violet will be opposite to yellow.

14. B


The journey was started from the South.

15. A

Careful and cautious are synonyms (they mean the same thing). Boastful and arrogant are also synonyms. 

Current Affairs Updates 04.02.15

1. Cisco Systems picks Visakhapatnam as first ‘smart city'
  1. Visakhapatnam will be the first city to be taken up for development as a ‘smart city’ by Cisco Systems, the global IT networking major and the implementing company. 
  2. Cisco has also evinced interest in working on disaster management technologies as the state is hit by at least two cyclones every year.
  3. Cisco would focus on setting up a skill development centre and providing training through its global talent tracker. The company is also keen on working with the state government to digitise education and healthcare.


2. RBI extends range of collateral for interbank transactions
  1. The Reserve Bank of India extended the range of collateral that can be used for repo transactions on the country's interbank market to include bonds issued by multilateral financial institutions such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
  2. Currently, such collateral is limited to commercial papers, certificate of deposits, non-convertible debentures, and listed corporate debt securities of more than one year maturity and rated AA or above.
  3. The move will help develop the corporate debt market.


3. China overtakes US as top investment destination
  1. China has overtaken the United States as the top destination for foreign direct investment for the first time since 2003. 
  2. According to the United Nations Conference of Trade and Development, foreign firms invested 128 billion dollars in China and 86 billion in the US last year. 
  3. The growth in China's foreign investment benefited the services sector as manufacturing slowed.


4. Govt panel to suggest ways to monitor CSR works
  1. The government has set up a high level panel to suggest a framework to assess CSR activities done by corporates under the companies law. 
  2. Certain class of profitable companies are required to shell out at least 2 per cent of their three-year average annual net profit towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.
  3. The panel, headed by former Home Secretary Anil Baijal, would have members from industry and academia, among others. 5


5. Vijay Kumar shines in National Games
  1. The Army shooter struck gold with a total of 583 points through the two rounds of competition — precision and duel. 
  2. Vijay had a score of 291 in precision before he returned to post 292 in the duelling round and to finish with a clear seven-point lead over second-placed Samresh Jung (Himachal Pradesh). Pemba Tamang (Services) was involved in a shoot-off with team-mate Gurpreet Singh before winning bronze.
  3. Chain Singh won a second gold medal for Services as he finished on top with a total of 205.8.


Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Sentence Correction For SSC Exam

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1. A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ________ a safety pin.

A. was just swallowing 
B. swallowed
C. had just swallowed 
D. just swallowed

2.The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around the stars, a key to the ________ extraterrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.

A. perception 
B. discovery
C. enquiry 
D. quest

3. She ________ Rs 80 out of the bank every Friday.

A. obtains 
B. draws
C. pulls  
D. extracts

4.The American ________ presented his credentials to the President of India.

A. adviser 
B. ambassador
C. delegate 
D. representative

5. Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to ________

A. back up 
B. back in
C. back at 
D. back out
 
6. It was difficult to remove my feet as it had got stuck ________ in the mud.

A. fairly 
B. greatly
C. widely 
D. firmly
 
7. He is a very careful person, he never takes side but remains ________

A. impartial 
B. unbiased
C. neutral 
D. prejudiced
 
8. West Bengal ________ plentiful rainfall and is consequently a very green part of the country.

A. misses 
B. receives
C. expects 
D. regrets
 
9. This brand of TV is quite inferior ________ that one.

A. than 
B. to
C. with 
D. over
 
10.It is not what you say that ________ but what you do

A. matches 
B. implies
C. matters 
D. moves
 

Answers Key:
  1. C
  2. D
  3. B
  4. B
  5. D
  6. D
  7. A
  8. B
  9. B
  10. C

Quantitative Quiz For IBPS Online Exam

1. If the compound interest on an amount of Rs. 29000 in two years is Rs. 9352.5, what is the rate of interest?

(1) 11   
(2) 9  
(3) 15   
(4) 18  
(5) None of these

2. Three friends A, B and C start running around a circular stadium and complete a single round in 8, 18 and 15 seconds respectively. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point for the first time?

(1) 12   
(2) 6  
(3) 8   
(4) 15  
(5) 18

3. The perimeter of a square is equal to the radius of a circle having area 39424 sq cm, what is the area of square?

(1) 1225 sq cm 
(2) 441 sq cm 
(3) 784 sq cm 
(4) Can’t say 
(5) None of these

Directions—(Q. 4 and 5) Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow

A committee of five members is to be formed out of 5 Males, 6 Females and 3 Children. In how many different ways can it be done if—?

4. The committee should consist of 2 Males, 2 Females and 1 Child?

(1) 450   
(2) 225  
(3) 55   
(4) 90  
(5) None of these

5. The committee should include all the 3 Childs?

(1) 90   
(2) 180  
(3) 21   
(4) 55  
(5) None of these

6. Thirty men can complete a work in 36 days. In how many days can 18 men complete the same piece of work?

(1) 48   
(2) 36  
(3) 60   
(4) 72  
(5) None of these

7. Ram spends 50% of his monthly income on household items, 20% of his monthly income on buying clothes, 5% of his monthly income on medicines and saves remaining Rs. 11,250 . What is Ram’s monthly income?

(1) Rs. 38,200  
(2) Rs. 34,000 
(3) Rs. 41,600  
(4) Rs. 45,000 
(5) None of these

8. The number obtained by interchanging the two digits of a two digit number is lesser than the original number by 54. If the sum of the two digits of the number is 12, then what is the original number?

(1) 28  
(2) 39  
(3) 82  
(4) Can’t say 
(5) None of these

9. At present Geeta is eight times her daughter’s age. Eight years from now, the ratio of the ages of Geeta and her daughter will be 10 : 3 respectively. What is Geeta’s present age ?

(1) 32 years 
(2) 40 years 
(3) 36 years 
(4) Can’t say 
(5) None of these

10. In how many different ways can 4 boys and 3 girls be arranged in a row such that all the boys stand together and all the girls stand together ?

(1) 75   
(2) 576  
(3) 288   
(4) 24  
(5) None of these

Answers Key:

1. (3)
P = 29000 CI = 9352.5 N = 2 years  A = P + I = 38,352.5
Substituting the values in
A = P(1 + R/100)^n
Solving we get R = 15%.

2. (2)
The required time will be the LCM of 8, 18 and 15 which is 360 sec or 6 minutes.

3. (3)
? R^2 = 39424
R = 112
Perimeter of square = 4a = 112
Side of square = 112/4 = 28
Area of square = 28^2 = 784 cm2.

4. (1)
Number of ways = 5C2 * 6C2 *3C1 = 450

5. (4)
Number of ways = 11C2 * 3C3 = 55.

6. (3)
Required number of days = (30 * 36)/18 = 60

7. (4)
Let total income of Ram be x. Then
(100 – 50 – 20 – 5)% of x = 11250
x = 45000.

8. (5)
Let the number be xy
(10x + y) – (10y + x) = 54
x – y = 6 And  x + y = 12
Solving the equations we get x = 9 and y = 3
So the number is 93.

9. (1)
Let the age of Geeta’s daughter be x. Then Geeta’s age is 8x.
(8x + 8)/(x + 8) = 10/3
x = 4
Geeta’s present age = 8x = 32 years.

10. (3)
Required number of ways = 4! * 3! * 2! = 288.

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