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Professional Knowledge Agriculture Quiz For IBPS SO Exam

1. This ‘Biofertilizer’ is a nitrogen fixing micro-organism, beneficial for non-leguminous as well as for vegetable crops—

(A) Rhizobium (RHZ) 

(B) Azotobacter (AZT) 

(C) Azospirillum (AZS)

(D) Blue Green Algae (BGA)

(E) Phosphate Solubilising (PSB) mobilizing bacteria

2. What percentage of total area under Banana cultivation in India presently, is cultivated by using Tissue-cultured (GMO) plantlets ?

(A) 10 per cent 

(B) 15 per cent 

(C) 20 per cent 

(D) 25 per cent 

(E) 30 per cent

3. As per the recent ‘Micro-credit Summit (2007)’, what percentage of total Micro Finance Institutions (MFls) in India serves less than, 10,000 clients (number of clients per MFI) ?

(A) 70 per cent 

(B) 75 per cent 

(C) 80 per cent 

(D) 85 per cent 

(E) 90 per cent

4. Fisheries Sector in India contributes what percentage of Agricultural Gross Domestic Product’ (GDP), as on March 2007 ?

(A) 2•5 per cent 

(B) 3•5 per cent 

(C) 4•5 per cent 

(D) 5•5 per cent 

(E) 6•5 per cent

5. This agricultural product/horticultural crop requires 2 degree Celsius temperature and 90 percent humidity for storing in the cold storage—

(A) Mango pulp

(B) Roses

(C) Mushroom

(D) Milk Products

(E) Fish Products

6. The plan outlay for Irrigation Sector to total plan outlay in India was highest (12•5 per cent) in this Five Year Plan (FYP)—

(A) VIth Five Year Plan 

(B) VIIth Five Year Plan 

(C) VIIIth Five Year Plan 

(D) IXth Five Year Plan 

(E) Xth Five Year Plan

7. The recommended ratio of use of NPK, the chemical fertilizer by farmers in India is

(A) 2:2:2 

(B) 3:2:1 

(C) 4:2:1 

(D) 5:2:1 

(E) 6:2:1

8. This state is a leader in production and export of the Gherkins (Hybrid Cucumber)

under the Contract Farming—

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Kerala

(E) Maharashtra

9. What should be the optimum spacing (in meters) for planting ‘Pusa Nanha’ variety of Papaya under the High Density Planting ? 

(A) 1•25 m × 1•25 m

(B) 1•50 m × 1•50 m

(C) 1•75 m × 1•75 m 

(D) 2•00 m × 2•00 m 

(E) 2•50 m × 2•50 m

10. Dramatic increase in food prices world over had severe consequences for third world countries (FAO, 2008). How many countries in the world are now facing food crisis, because of this phenomenon?

(A) 35 countries 

(B) 36 countries 

(C) 37 countries 

(D) 38 countries 

(E) 39 countries

Answer :-

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

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Computer Quiz For SBI Associate Clerk 2014

Q. : 1  Wired home networks typically use Cat-5 or Cat-6 Ethernet cables or a home's ____________________ to connect network devices .

1) water pipes

2) electrical wiring

3) telephone system

4) smartphones

5) None of these

Q. : 2  Optimized for dial-up connections over noisy telephone lines, the oldest packet-s witching protocol for WAN us age, called _______________, is still widely used.

1) Cat-5

2) X.25

3) Cat-6

4) Ethernet

5) None of these

Q. : 3  ___________________ is the method used in public switched telephone systems where there is a direct connection between communicating devices .

1) Trans action acquisition

2) Internet protocol

3) Circuit s witching

4) Packet s witching

5) None of these

Q. : 4  _________________ broadcast radio waves that can be picked up by anyone using the correct configuration.

1) Cam pus area networks (CAN)

2) Broadband networks

3) Wireless networks

4) Wide area networks (WAN)

5) None of these

Q. : 5  A(n) _______________________ is a microchip that contains the circuitry to convert an analog signal into a digital signal.

1) communications channel

2) analog-to-digital converter (ADC)

3) Codec

4) digital-to-analog converter (DAC)

5) None of these

Q. : 6  ______________________ is a technique that is used to send more than one call over a single line.

1) Multiplexing

2) Infrared trans m is s ion

3) Streaming

4) Digital trans m is s ion

5) None of these

Q. : 7  The leading provider of ________________ is the local cable TV company.

1) broadband

2) digital telephone access

3) coaxial cable

4) digital subscriber lines

5) None of these

Q. : 8  ADSL, SDSL, HDSL, and VDSL are examples of different types of _______________________.

1) digital subscriber lines

2) digital modems

3) cable-based broadband

4) subscriber loop carriers

5) None of these

Q. : 9  ______________________ is the process that trans forms data such as voice, text, graphics , audio, and video into digital form .

1) Wireless data trans m is s ion

2) Digitization

3) Convergence

4) Analog trans fer

5) None of these

Q. : 10  ____________________ refers to an individual's ability to restrict or eliminate the collection, use, and sale of confidential personal information.

1) Privacy

2) Bill of Rights for Social Network Users

3) Identity theft

4) Ethics

5) None of these

Answer :-

Q. 1 (2)	Q. 2 (2)	Q. 3 (3)	Q. 4 (3)	Q. 5 (2)
Q. 6 (1)	Q. 7 (1)	Q. 8 (1)	Q. 9 (2)	Q. 10 (1)

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Quant Quiz For IBPS SO IV

Directions (Q. 1-5): Which will be the next number in the following number series?

1.    5           26            165            1332          13335       ?

1) 143602

2) 124680

3) 180056

4) 173004

5) 160038

2.  1320      720          336        120         24         ?

1) 12

2) 8

3) 4

4) 2

5) 0

3.  8      47      142         317         596        ?

1) 1003

2) 987

3) 961

4) 942

5) 902

4.   1     10       27           52               85          ?

1) 118

2) 122

3) 126

4) 130

5) 136

5.    1           54        375           1372        3645     ?

1) 6434

2) 7986

3) 8154

4) 9263

5) 9626

6.  Mohan purchases 20 kg of sugar at `9.50 per kg and 30 kg of sugar at `9 per kg. At what price per kg should he sell the mixture in order to gain 40%?

1) `12.48

2) `12.64

3) `12.72

4) `12.88

5) `12.96

7.  The ages of Ravi and Rohan are in the ratio of 1 : 3. After 12 years the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 11. What is the difference between their ages?

1) 24 years

2) 28 years

3) 32 years

4) 36 years

5) 40 years

8. What will be the percentage profit after selling an article at a certain price if there is a loss of 25% when the article is sold at 1/3 of this selling price?

1) 50%

2) 75%

3) 37.5%

4) 87.5%

5) 125%

9.  A person bought a chair at 35% discount on the listed price. Had he not got the discount, he would have paid `112 extra. At what price did he buy the chair?

1) `208

2) `224

3) `240

4) `248

5) `280

10. The salary of an employee increases consistently by 20% every year. If his present salary is `11500, then what will be his salary after three years?

1) `18548

2) `18816

3) `19264

4) `19872

5) `20108

1. (5); The series is ×4 + 6, ×6 + 9, ×8 + 12, ...

2. (5); The series is 11^3  – 11, 9^3  – 9, 7^3  – 9, ...

3. (1); The series is 3^2  × 1 – 1, 5^2  × 2 – 3, 7^2  × 3 – 5, 9^2  × 4 – 7, ...

4. (3); The series is 1 × 2 – 1, 3 × 4 – 2, 5 × 6 – 3, 7 × 8 – 4, 9 × 10 – 5, ...

5. (2); The series is 1 × 1^3, 2 × 3^3, 3 x 5^3, 4 × 7^3, 5 × 9^3, ...

6. (4);

 CP = 20 × 9.5 + 30 × 9 = 190 + 270 = 460

 SP = 460 × 140 / 100 = 644

Now, price per kg = 644 / 50  = `12.88

7. (4); The age of Ravi and Rohan

Ravi / Rohan = 1 / 3 

We can right  Ravi / Rohan = 1 * 3 / 3 * 3 = 3 / 9

After 12 years

Ravi / Rohan = 5 / 11

Age Different unit is same so

 2 unit = 12

1 unit = 6

Age different ratio is 6 then

6 unit = 6 * 6 = 36

8. (5); 

9. (1); 35 %  = 112

Then 1% = 112 / 35 = 16 / 5

100% =  16 * 100 / 5 = 320

The listed price = 320

he buy the chair price = 320 - 112 =208

10. (4); Reqd answer

= 11500 ×  100 /  120  × 100 / 120  × 100 / 120  = `19872

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English Quiz For IBPS SO IV

Directions (Q. 1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1.  1) Many writers I know are / 2) far more talented to me / 3) but you need a combination of three essentials / 4) to succeed: talent, hard work and luck. / 5) No error

2.  1) Challenges provide you the opportunity to grow / 2) as a human being, gain a fresh perspective / 3) or it can motivate you / 4) to achieve set targets. / 5) No error

3.  1) Success comes easy to those / 2) who are hard- working and knowledgeable / 3) and possess a healthy / 4) dose of self-belief. / 5) No error

4.  1) The worst of times brings out the best / 2) from a true leader, who, with political skill / 3) and a sense of  national interest, / 4) turns adverse into advantage. / 5) No error

5.  1)  It is unfortunate that  the General has /  2) inadvertently get embroiled in an  unnecessary controversy / 3) regarding the modus operandi / 4) of Army intelligence working in J&K. / 5) No error

Directions (Q. 71-75): In the following questions, a sentence has been given with some part of it in bold. To make the sentence correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, please give 5) as your answer (ie No correction required).

6.  He behaves as though he is immortal.

1) as though he has been  

2) as though he was

3) as though he were

4) as if he will have

5) No correction required

7.  You should not get off the bus till it is stopped.

1) until it stops

2) until it is stopped

3) unless it stops

4) till it is being stop

5) No correction required

8.  I knew Sachin would play for India but never thought he would end up with all the cricketing records possible.

1) he would end all

2) he would end in all

3) he would end with all

4) he would end into

5) No correction required

9.  The Indian Air Force has played a pivotal role in the nation’s defence and our glorious history is replete of numerous counts of valour and fortitude in the face of extreme odds.

1) replete of numerous accounts

2) replete with numerous accounts

3) replete by numerous account

4) repleted through numerous counts

5) No correction required

10.  The recruits have been known to operate Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phones which cannot be investigated by intelligence agencies.

1) infringed

2) intersected

3) interrogated

4) intercepted

5) No correction required

Answer :- 

1. (2); Replace ‘to’ with ‘than’

2. (3); Replace ‘it’ with ‘they’

3. (5)

4. (4); Replace ‘adverse’ with ‘adversity’

5. (2); Replace ‘get’ with ‘got’

(6 - 10) :-

Q. 6 (3)

Q. 7 (1)

Q. 8 (5)

Q. 9 (2)

Q. 10 (4)

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Reasoning Quiz For IBPS SO IV

Directions (Q. 1-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input:   new 11 bold 22 carve hundred 32 29 45 houses it 38

Step I:   11 22 new bold carve hundred 32 29 45 houses it 38

Step II:  it new 11 22 bold carve hundred 32 29 45 houses 38

Step III: 29 32 it new 11 22 bold carve hundred 45 houses 38

Step IV: bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22 hundred 45 houses 38

Step V:  38 45 bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22 hundred houses

Step VI: houses hundred 38 45 bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22

Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed above find the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: ice money 21 13 good 18 12 qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates 10

1.Which of the following represents the position of ‘ice’ in Step VI?

1) Third from the left

2) Fifth from the right

3) Sixth from the right

4) Fourth from the left

5) None of these

2. Which step will be the last but one?

1) IX

2) VI

3) V

4) VII

5) None of these

3. Which word/number would be at the 5th position from the right in Step V?

1) ice

2) qualify

3) 10

4) 12

5) money

4. How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement?

1) VI

2) VII

3) VIII

4) X

5) IX

5. How many elements (words or numbers) are there between ‘21’ and ‘12’ in Step VII?

1) Eight

2) Five

3) Three

4) Six

5) None of these

6. Which step number is the following output? 

‘money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12 21 qualify 35 eligible 41 candidates’

1) III

2) VI

3) IV

4) V

5) None of these

Directions (Q. 7-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

The festival of an institute was organised from 23rd to 30th November. 23rd was Wednesday. During that period six functions were organised, viz Singing, Painting, Debate,Dancing, Drama and Sports. Only one function is organised on each day according to further information.

l Drama was not organised on the closing day, ie on the 30th November.

l Debate was organised on the previous day of Singing.

l Sports was organised neither on Wednesday nor on Saturday.

l No function was organised on Thursday and Sunday.

l Dancing was organised on Monday.

l There was a gap of two days between Singing and Sports.

7. Which of the following functions exactly precedes Dancing?

1) Sports

2) Drama

3) Singing

4) Painting

5) None of these

8. Which  of the following pairs of functions was organised on Wednesdays?

1) Painting – Drama

2) Drama – Singing

3) Singing – Dance

4) Can’t be determined

5) None of these

9. A gap of how many days was there between Drama and Sports?

1) Two

2) Three

3) Four

4) Five

5) None of these

10.  The festival started with which of the following functions?

1) Debate

2) Singing

3) Drama

4) Sports

5) None of these

Answer :-

(1 -6 ):

The machine arranges words and numbers in the following ma nner:

Step I. The first two numbers are arranged in ascending order from the left.

Step II . The first two words a re arranged according to the number of letters present in the word.

This process follows in each alternate step until all the numbers and words are arranged. 

Input: ice money 21 13 good 18 12 qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates 10

Step I : 10  12 ice money 21 13  good 18 qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates

Step II: ice good 10 12 money 21 13 18 qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates

Step III: 13 18 ice good 10 12 money 21 qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates

Step IV: money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12 21 qualify 35 eligible 41 candidates

Step V: 21 35 money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12 qualify eligible 41 candidates

Step VI: qualify eligible 21 35 money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12 41 candidates

Step VII: 41 qualify eligible 21 35 money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12 candidates 

Step VIII: candidates 41 qualify eligible 21 35 money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12

Q. 1 (3)

Q. 2 (4)

Q. 3 (4)

Q. 4 (3)

Q. 5 (1)

Q. 6 (3)

(7 - 10) :-

Q. 7 (3)

Q. 8 (1)

Q. 9 (4)

Q. 10 (3)

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Daily GK Update 30th - December - 2014

Noted Journalist BG Verghese Dies at 87

(i) Eminent journalist BG Verghese, a Ramon Magsaysay award winner and former editor of leading dailies Hindustan Times and Indian Express, died in Gurgaon today at the age of 87 after brief illness.

(ii) Mr Verghese was diagnosed for dengue a month back and was suffering from low-grade fever and weakness for last couple of weeks. He was survived by his wife Jamila and sons Vijay and Rahul.

China launches website to claim islands disputed with Japan

(i) China on Tuesday launched a website for an uninhabited islet chain in the East China Sea that is at the centre of a long dispute with Japan, in its latest bid to assert sovereignty over an archipelago administered by Tokyo.

(ii) The dedicated website on the Diaoyu Islands, also called Senkakus by Japan, was launched by China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA).

Malayalam film director Madhu Kaithapram dies at 44

(i) Eminent film director Madhu Kaithapram (44) died at a private hospital in Kozhikode on Monday night. 

(ii) He was undergoing treatment for diabetes for quite some time and the death came around 11.30pm.

(iii) The director of many films that got critical acclamation and public acceptance, Madhu Kaithapram entered the film industry as the assistant of director Jayaraj. 

(iv) His debut as an independent director was in 2006, with Ekantham, which won him national award for the best debutant director. 

Six new airlines to start operations in the new year: Government 

(i) Six new airlines are expected to fly the Indian skies next year, the government said today as it asked states to join hands to promote regional connectivity and help the aviation sector meet its burgeoning losses by reducing taxes on jet fuel. 

(ii) "Most of the airlines in the country are reported to have incurred losses and some airlines are struggling to stay afloat despite a high (air traffic) growth rate," Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said at a meeting of state Civil Aviation Ministers here.

(iii) While AirAsia India has launched operations, Vistara, the Tata-SIA joint venture carrier, would start flights from January nine. 

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic named World Champions for 2014

(i) Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named as men's and women's World Champions for 2014 on Thursday by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). 

(ii) It is the fourth time that Djokovic has taken the top award after he won Wimbledon, the ATP World Tour finals and finished the year ranked number one in the world by the ATP. 

(iii) Williams won the US Open, the 18th Grand Slam title of her career, the WTA Tour Championship and was also ranked number one by the WTA. 

Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi shifted to Mizoram

(i) Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi has been shifted to Mizoram with K.K. Paul

appointed in his place. 

(ii) Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term.

(iii) Besides, Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Uttarakhand for the remainder of his term.

(iv) Paul will continue to hold the additional charge of the office of the Governor of Manipur, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.

N. Sridhar the new CMD of SCCL

(i) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday appointed N. Sridhar as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL). 

(ii) He will replace the incumbent Sutirtha Bhattacharya, who has already been chosen to head the Coal India Ltd.

(iii) Mr. Sridhar, a 1997 batch IAS officer, is presently working as District Collector of Ranga Reddy district. 

(iv) The government has also issued orders relieving Mr. Bhattacharya from the SCCL post on Tuesday.

Film on Gopinath Munde in the works

(i) A biopic on the political journey of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde is on the cards. 

(ii) Titled “Sangharsh Yatra” the film will trace the life of Munde, considered a prominent OBC leader in Maharashtra, from 1971, when he entered college, to June 4, 2014 when he died in a car crash in New Delhi.

(iii) The film is being made in association with the BJP Chitrapat Union, the party's cine wing that was launched just after the Lok Sabha polls. 

(iv) The Chitrapat union was conceived by Munde himself.

Dhoni retires from Test cricket

(i) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday retired from Test cricket with immediate effect, citing strain of playing all formats, after his team lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia.

(ii) “One of India’s greatest Test Captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1 team in the Test Rankings M.S. Dhoni, has decided to retire from Test Cricket citing the strain of playing all formats of Cricket,” the BCCI said in a statement.

Air India plans to spend $1 billion to strengthen fleet

(i) India’s oldest airline, Air India Ltd, plans to spend at least $1 billion in 2015 buying new aircraft to combat new entrants as well as existing airlines that are expanding their own fleets. 

(ii) The state-run airline could add at least 20 fuel-efficient planes by leasing, or swapping existing orders with plane makers, two executives at the airline said, asking not to be identified.

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