Highlights of Economy Survey 2010-11

 

Indian economy is poised to grow by 9 per cent in 2011-12 despite risks of global events like volatility in commodity prices, exacerbated by political turmoil in the Middle East, according to Economic Survey.

The Survey for 2010-11, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has pegged the economic growth at 8.6 per cent for the current fiscal, helped by broad based rebound in agriculture and “continued momentum” in manufacturing and private services.

Inflation, an area of concern which acts as a road block for the growth, is expected to be 1.5 per cent higher than projected earlier, it said. Food inflation, in particular, has come as major challenge for the economy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had on Thursday said that general inflation would come down to 7 per cent by March end from more than 8 per cent now.

Days ahead of the general budget, the Survey indicated the need for fiscal consolidation. “Food inflation, higher commodity prices and volatility in global commodity markets have been a cause of concern underscoring the need of fiscal consolidation and stronger reserves,” it said.

Recognising the fact that prices continue to be high, the Survey has underlined the need to “monitor emerging trends in inflation” on a monthly basis while suggesting that the government should improve delivery mechanism by strengthening the situation and addressing “corruption.”

The 456-page report said inflation is expected to be higher than “what would be if the country was not on the growth curve.” About the growth projections, the document said that with good monsoons, the agriculture sector is expected to grow by 5.4 per cent during the current financial year up from a lowly 0.4 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10.

“Rise in food inflation and the critical role of agriculture underlines the need for larger investments in the agriculture sector enroute to the second green revolution,” it said. In its endeavour to achieve higher economic growth, the government should pursue a reform agenda which include over a dozen steps including streamlining land acquisition and faster environmental clearance for infrastructure projects.
The Survey called for an early introduction of the Goods and Service Tax (GST). It underlined the need for private sector participation in social sectors such as health and education in the form of ’public-social-private’ partnership for supplementing the government efforts.

In the backdrop of difficulties in land acquisition, the Survey, which is considered as report card of the government along a paper prescribing policies to be pursued, suggested formation of a National Forest Land Bank.

This land bank will have clear titles to reduce approval time for forest go ahead. It said that focus of the government’s flagship programme ’Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme’ should be shifted to permanent asset building and infrastructure development.

The Economic Survey pegged the country’s agriculture sector growth at 5.4 per cent this fiscal, as against 0.4 per cent in the previous year.

The Survey also called for a “Second Green Revolution with technological breakthrough in the agriculture sector” to boost farm output and ensure the food security of the country.

“Agriculture likely to grow at 5.4 per cent in 2010-11,” said the Survey, which was tabled in Parliament on Friday.

The growth of agriculture and allied sectors is expected to be higher this year on the back of a revival in foodgrains production in the 2010-11 crop year (July-June) following a good monsoon.

Foodgrains production is estimated to rise to 232.07 million tonnes in 2010-11 crop year from 218.11 million tonnes last year. The country is all set to harvest a record wheat, pulses and cotton crop this year.

In the 2009-10 crop year, farm sector growth was only 0.4 per cent due to severe drought in 2009, which hit almost half the country, reducing foodgrain production by 16 million tonnes.

Following are the highlights of Economic Survey for the fiscal year 2010-11, presented in Parliament on 2011 February 25:
* Economy to grow at 8.6 per cent in 2010-11 and 9 per cent in the next fiscal.
* Gross Fiscal Deficit stands at 4.8 per cent of GDP, down from 6.3 per cent last year.
* Inflation expected to be 1.5 per cent higher than what it would be if the economy were not on growth path.
* Economy sees broad-based growth; rebound in farm and continued momentum in manufacturing, private services.
* Fundamentals strong with growing savings and investments, rapid rise in exports.
* Industrial output grows by 8.6 per cent; manufacturing sector registers 9.1 per cent.
* Exports in April-December 2010 up 29.5 per cent; imports up 19 per cent.
* Trade gap narrowed to $ 82.01 billion in April-December 2010.
* Food inflation, higher commodity prices and volatility in global commodity markets cause of concern.
* Inflation continues to be high; need to monitor emerging trends in inflation on a sequential monthly basis.
* To check food inflation, the government should improve delivery mechanisms by strengthening institutions and addressing corruption.
* Savings rate has gone up to 33.7 per cent, while the investment rate is up at 36.5 per cent of GDP.
* Rising food inflation underlines need for larger investment in farming, enroute to Second Green Revolution.
* Net bank credit grows by 59 per cent.
* Social programme spending stepped up by 5 percentage points of GDP over past 5 years.
* Production of foodgrains estimated at 232.1 mn tonnes.
* Forex Reserves estimated at $ 297.3 billion.
* Accelerated investments needed in infrastructure to address delays, cost overruns, regulatory impediments.
* Telecom sector did exceedingly well; role of services sector as the potential growth engine laudable.
* Policies needed to promote new areas such as accounting, legal, tourism, education, financial and other services.
* Economic growth to be faster than ever before in next two decades.
* Need for efficient taxation of goods and services by a new GST regime.
* Improve convergence of social and financial inclusion schemes to check unemployment, poverty and leakages.
* Reform university and higher education; correct demand supply mismatch in job market.
* Meet resource gap in higher education through public private partnership, with regulatory oversight.

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Highlights & Summary of Union Budget 2011-12

Highlights & Summary of Union Budget 2011-12

The Union Budget 2011-12 aims to sustain economic growth, strengthen infrastructure, moderate the price rise, particularly of agricultural produce and reduce social imbalances through inclusive development. Presenting the budget 2011-12 in the Lok Sabha February 28, the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that the budget is a transition towards a more transparent and result oriented economic management system in India. He said while developments on India’s external sector have been encouraging, continued high food prices have remained our principal concern. He said that the trend revealed shortcomings in distribution and marketing system. The Finance Minister said that huge differences between wholesale and retail prices are at the expense of remunerative prices for the farmers and competitive prices for consumers.

For sustaining growth tax reform will continue with the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) to be operationalised from April, 2012 while a Constitution Amendment Bill is proposed to be introduced during the current session of Parliament as a step towards roll out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He said the introduction of DTC and GST will result in moderation of rates, simplification of laws and better compliance. The Finance Minister re-iterated the Government’s resolve to move towards direct transfer of cash subsidy to people living below poverty line in a phased manner. He said that the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) has improved the availability of fertilizers and the Government is actively considering extension of NBS regime to cover urea.

Finance Minister announced a number of measures to strengthen the agricultural sector particularly in the areas of pulses, vegetables and oil palm . He announced Rs. 300 crore expenditure to promote 60,000 pulses villages in rain fed areas for increasing crop productivity and strengthening market linkages. He also proposed to spend Rs. 300 crore to promote oil palm plantation in 60,000 hectares and Rs. 300 crore for the initiative on vegetable cluster. Rs. 400 crore is proposed to be spent to improve rice based cropping system in the Eastern Region. Capital investment in fertilizer production is proposed to be included as an infrastructure sub-sector since investment in the sector is capital intensive.

The allocation for social sector has been increased by 17% to Rs. 1,60,887 crore which amounts to 36.4% of the total plan allocation. Bharat Nirman, which includes Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), accelerated irrigation benefit programme, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Indira Awas Yojana, National Rural Drinking Water Programme and Rural Telephony have together been allocated Rs. 58,000 crore. Remuneration for Anganwadi workers have been increased to Rs. 3000 per month from Rs. 1500 per month while the Anganwadi helpers will get Rs. 1500 per month. This will be effective from 1^st April 2011 benefiting about 22 lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers.

The allocation on education has been increased by 24% to Rs. 52,057 crore. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan gets Rs. 21,000 crore which is 40% higher than the previous year’s allocation of Rs. 15,000 crore. The Finance Minister also proposed to introduce a scholarship scheme for needy students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes studying in classes IX and X. It would benefit about 40 lakh students. Plan allocation for Health has also been increased by 20 per cent to Rs. 26,760 crores. The Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana will be extended to the unorganized sector workers in hazardous mining and associated industries.

Underlining the need to strengthen Public Sector Banks (PSBs) the Finance Minister proposed to provide Rs. 6000 crore to maintain tier 1 capital to risk weighted asset ratio. He also proposed to infuse Rs. 500 crore into Regional Rural Banks (RRB) . A Women’s Self Help Groups Development Fund with a corpus of Rs. 500 crore is proposed to be created. He also proposed to create a micro finance equity fund of Rs. 100 crore with Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for providing equity to smaller micro finance institutions. Rs. 3000 crore will be provided to NABARD to help handloom weaver cooperative societies to become financially viable.

Interest subvention of 1 per cent on housing loans will now be available for loans upto Rs. 15 lakh where the cost of house does not exceed Rs. 25 lakh. The present limit for the loan amount is Rs. 10 lakh while the cost of the house should not exceed Rs. 20 lakh.

The total plan expenditure has been increased by 18.3 per cent to Rs. 4,41,547 crore and the non-plan expenditure increases by 10.9 per cent to Rs. 8,16,182 crore. The gross tax receipts are estimated to grow by 24.9 per cent to Rs. 9,32,440. Rs. 2,01,733 crore will be transferred to the Sates and UTs as plan and non plan transfers. This also marks a rise of 23 per cent over budget estimates of last year. The fiscal deficit is estimated at Rs. 4,12,817 crore which works out to 4.6 per cent of the GDP.

Turning to the direct taxes, the Finance Minister proposed to increase the exemption limit for general category individual tax payers by Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 1,80,000 per year. This will provide a uniform tax relief of Rs. 2000 to every tax payer of this category. The benefit for senior citizens will now be available at 60 years of age and the exemption limit will go up from Rs. 2,40,000 to Rs. 2,50,000. Those who are 80 years and above have been brought under a new category called very senior citizens and the exemption limit in this category will be Rs. 5 lakhs.

The minimum alternate tax rate has been hiked from 18 per cent to 18.5 per cent of book profits. Developers of Special Economic Zones as well as units operating MAT in SEZs have been brought under MAT. Tax benefit for investment in long term infrastructural bonds will continue for one more year. Income from foreign subsidiaries of Indian Company will now attract a lower tax of 15 per cent tax on dividends.

Turning to indirect tax, the finance Minister said that there are 370 items that enjoy the exemption from Central Excise Duty but are chargeable to VAT. He proposed to withdraw the exemption on 130 of these items. The remaining 240 items would be brought into the tax net when GST is introduced. A nominal 1 per cent central excise duty is being imposed on 130 items. The basic customs duty has been reduced from 30 to 5 per cent on raw silk, from 5 to 2.5 per cent on certain textile intermediates and from 7.5 per cent to 5 per cent on certain inputs for manufacture of technical fibre and yarn. Stainless steel scrap has been fully exempted from customs. Export duty on iron ore has been increased to 20 per cent ad valorem both for lumps and fines. The basic customs duty on pet coke and gypsum has been reduced 2.5 per cent to give relief to cement industry.

On the service tax front a few new services have been brought under tax net. Hotel accommodation in excess of Rs. 1000 per day and service provided by air conditioned restaurants with licence to serve liquor have been brought under the tax net. Service tax on air travel has been raised by Rs. 50 in case of domestic air travel and Rs. 250 on international journey by economy class. Services provided by Life Insurance Company in the area of investment and some more legal services have also been brought under tax net.
Finance Minister said the proposals on direct taxes are estimated to result in a revenue loss of Rs. 11,500 crore while those on the service tax will yield Rs. 4000 crore more. The Finance Minister has kept the disinvestment target at Rs. 40,000 crore for the coming year. He, however, reiterated that the Government is committed to retain at least 51 percent ownership and management control of the CPSUs. He said that as an emerging economy India stands at the threshold at the decade which presents immense possibilities. He said we have the voice on the global stage and we must not let the recent trends and tensions hold us back from converting these possibilities into realities.

Union Budget 2011-12 Highlights:

• · Critical institutional reforms set pace for double-digit growth
• · Scaled up flow of resources infuses dynamism in rural economy
• · GDP estimated to have grown at 8.6% in 2010-11
• · Exports grown by 9.6%, imports by 17.6% in April-January 2010-11 over corresponding period last year
• · Indian economy expected to grow at 9% in 2011-12.
• · Five-fold strategy to deal with black money. Group of Ministers to suggest ways for tackling corruption
• · Public Debt Management Agency of India Bill to come up next financial year
• · Direct Tax Code (DTC) to be effective from April 01, 2012
• · Phased move towards direct transfer cash subsidy to BPL people for better delivery of kerosene, LPG and fertilizer mooted
• · Rs.40,000 crore to be raised through disinvestment in 2011-12
• · FDI policy to be liberalized further
• · SEBI registered mutual funds permitted to accept subscription from foreign investors who meet KYC requirement
• · FII limit for investment in corporate bonds in infrastructure sector raised
• · Additional banking license to private sector players proposed
• · Rs.6000 crore to be provided in 2011-12 for maintaining minimum Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR) of 8% in public sector banks
• · Rs.500 crore to be provided to regional rural banks to maintain 9% CRAR
• · India Microfinance Equity Fund of Rs.100 crore to be created by SIDBI
• · Rs. 500 crore Women SHG Development Fund to be created
• · Micro Small and Medium Enterprises MSME gets boost as Rs. 5000 crore provided to SIDBI and Rs.3000 crore to NABARD
• · Existing housing loan limit enhanced to Rs.25 lakh for dwelling units
• · Provision under Rural housing Fund enhanced to Rs.3000 crore
• · Allocation under Rashtirya Krishi Vikas yojna (RKVY) increased to Rs.7860 crore
• · Allocation of Rs.300 crore to promote 60000 pulses villages in rainfed areas
• · Rs. 300 crore vegetable initiative to achieve competitive prices
• · Rs.300 crore to promote higher production of nutri-cereals
• · Rs.300 crore to promote animal based protein
• · Rs.300 crore Accelerated Fodder Development Programme to benefit farmers in 25000 villages
• · Credit flow to farmers raised from Rs.3,75,000 crore to Rs.4,75,000 crore
• · Rs.10,000 crore for NABARD’s Short Term Rural Credit Fund for 2011-12
• · 15 more mega food parks during 2011-12
• · National food security bill to be introduced this year
• · Capital investment in storage capacity to be eligible for viability gap funding
• · 23.3% increase in allocation for infrastructure
• · Tax-free bonds of Rs.30,000 crore proposed by government undertakings
• · Environmental concerns relating to infrastructure projects to be considered by Group of Ministers
• · National Mission for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles to be launched
• · 7 Mega clusters for leather products to be set up
• · Allocation for social sector increased by 17% amounting to 36.4% of total plan allocation
• · Bharat Nirman allocation increased by Rs.10,000 crore
• · Rural broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh panchayats in three years.
• · Bill to amend Indian Stamp Act to introduce. Rs.300 crore scheme for modernization stamp and registration administration
• · Significant increase in remuneration of Angawadi workers and helpers
• · Allocation for education increased by24%. Rs.21,000 crore allocated for Sarv Shikshya Abhiyan registering an increase of 40%
• · 1500 institute of higher learning to be connected by March 2012 with Knowledge Knowledge Network.
• · National Innovation Council set up. Additional Rs.500 crore for National Skill Development Fund
• · Plan allocation for health stepped up by20%
• · Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme liberalized further
• · Rs.200 crore for Green India Mission
• · Rs.200 crore for cleaning of rivers
• · Rs.8000 crore provided for development needs of J&K
• · 10 lakhs Aadhaar(UID) numbers to be generated everyday from 1^st October
• · Fiscal deficit kept at 4.6% of GDP for 2011-12
• · Income Tax exemption limit for general category in individual tax payers enhanced from Rs.1,60,000 to Rs.1,80,000
• · Qualifying age for senior citizens lowered to 60; senior citizen above 80 year to get Rs.5,00,000 IT exemption
• · Surcharge on corporate lowered to 5%

Highlights of Railway Budget 2011-12

Indian Railways minister Mamataa Banerjee presented her third annual budget for state-run Indian Railways in Parliament on 2011 February 25. Following are highlights from the budget:

* No increase in fares.
* Earnings for 2010-11 set to exceed Rs.1 lakh crore.
* Working expenditure during 2011-12 estimated at Rs.87,000 crore.
* Outlay of Rs.57,630 crore for 2011-12, the highest investment in one year.
* Rs.10,000 crore to be raised through railway bonds.
* Budget combines strong economic focus with inclusion.
* Will develop business-oriented policies to aid industry.
* Happy to announce 85 PPP proposals received; set up single-window system to take these forward.
* Decided to set-up rail-based industries.
* Passing through a difficult phase; 97 percent increase in expenditure in 2010-11 due to implementation of Sixth Pay Commission report.
* Loss of Rs.3,500 crore in 2010-11.
* Ten-year backlog of 1.75 lakh jobs being addressed; 16,000 ex-servicemen to be given jobs in railways.
* Safety first priority; accident rate has come down.
* Anti-collision device, successful in North West Frontier Railway, to be extended to three more zonal railways.
* Railways always been a soft target but law and order a state subject. If railways are blocked in one region, this has a snowballing effect in other parts of the country.
* Will add 180 km of rail lines in 2011-12.
* All-India security helpline set up.
* New Durantos to be run on Allahabad-Mumbai, Pune-Ahmedabad, Sealdah-Puri, Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam, Madurai-Chennai routes, among others.
* Rail linkage to Gujarat from Delhi-Mumbai freight corridor.
* Integrated suburban network to be set up in Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad and other cities; suburban system of Hyderabad to be strengthened.
* Mumbai suburban system’s EMU coaches to be increased from nine to 12.
* Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojna to be launched.
* Industrial park to be set up in Nandigram, West Bengal.
* Railways to set up factory in Jammu and Kashmir.
* To set up Metro coach factory at Singur, West Bengal.
* First coach from Rae Bareli factory to roll out in next three months.
* Work on wagon factory in Orissa to begin after land is acquired.
* Manipur capital Imphal to be soon connected to railway network.
* Centre for excellence in software to be set up at Darjeeling.
* Fund to be created for socially desirable projects.
* Central Organistaion for Project Implemtaiton created; will create accountability for non-performance.
* Work started on two dedicated freight corridors.
* Work on upgrading 442 stations to be completed by March 31.
* Decision to start pilot projects to give shelter to homeless people living along the tracks in Mumbai.
* Multi-purpose smart card to be introduced for all-India travel.
* Airport-like trolleys to be provided at more stations.
* Railways to set up a sports cadre.
* Upgraded class of air conditioned travel to be introduced shortly.
* To adopt modern technology through centres of academic excellence.
* Train to run to Bangladesh to showcase Indian culture.
* Age for senior citizen’s concession reduced to 58 from 60.
* Concession for physically handicapped and gallantry award winners for travel in Rajdhani and Shatabdi expresses.
* 50 percent concession for mediapersons with families to be increased from once to twice a year.
First coach from the new rail factory at Rae Bareli to roll out in next three months
Track-machine industry to be set up in Uluberia in West Bengal
A 700 MW gas based power plant to be set up at Thakurli in Maharashtra
Proposal to set up metro coach factory near Singur in West Bengal
Railways to set up a bridge factory in Jammu and Kashmir considering need for large number of bridges on railway projects in the state
Tax-free bonds for 100 billion rupees to be issued by IRFC in 2011/12
Greater thrust on new lines next year
Additional Rs 10,000 crore will be raised through tax free bonds
Propose to set up new railway lines in difficult, underpriviledged areas
Setting up funds for social sector projects
New 700 km rail track to be laid down
Number of trains increased from 16100 last year to 18000 this year
Three more railway zones to have anti-collusion device. This will further reduce the rail accident
Propose to remove all un-manned crossings across the country.
Anti-collision devices to be commissioned in three railway zones including South and South Central soon.
Track-machine industry to be set up in Uluberia in West Bengal.
Rail accident rate declines from 0.29 per cent last year to 0.17 per cent now.
Special incentives for states that run trouble-free railways
Multi-purpose smart card for passengers on travelling long distance to be introduced (ANI)

83 OSCAR AWARD WINNERS

The King’s Speech” won the top Academy Award, for best picture, giving the British royals drama a total of four Oscars.
The acclaimed film about the efforts of the future King George VI to overcome a crippling stammer went into the event with a leading 12 nominations. It won such key awards as best actor for its star, Colin Firth.
The best picture award was accepted by its producers, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin.
The nine other contenders were “Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” “Inception,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “127 Hours,” “The Social Network,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone.”
British actor Colin Firth won the Academy Award for his lead role as stammering wartime monarch King George VI in “The King’s Speech.”

WINNERS LIST:

BEST PICTURE: The King’s Speech (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers)
DIRECTING: The King’s Speech (Tom Hooper)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Natalie Portman in Black Swan
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Christian Bale in The Fighter
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Melissa Leo in The Fighter
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: In a Better World (Denmark) (defeating Montrealer Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich)
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): The Social Network (Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin)
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): The King’s Speech (Screenplay by David Seidler)
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): The Lost Thing (Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann)
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT): Strangers No More (Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon)
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): God of Love (Luke Matheny)
ART DIRECTION: Alice in Wonderland
MAKEUP: The Wolfman (Rick Baker and Dave Elsey)
COSTUME DESIGN: Alice in Wonderland (Colleen Atwood)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Inception (Wally Pfister)
VISUAL EFFECTS: Inception (Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb)
FILM EDITING: The Social Network (Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter)
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE): Inside Job (Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs)
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE): The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG): We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
SOUND MIXING: Inception (Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick)
SOUND EDITING: Inception (Richard King)

Current Affairs Quiz February 2011

1. Who appointed as PM’s Advisor on skill development ?

- S Ramadorai, former chief of IT giant firm TCS, has been appointed as an Advisor to Prime Minister on Skill Development Read More
2. Who has been elected as President of Karnataka State Cricket Association(KSCA)?
- Anil Kumble
3. who won Australian Open woman’s Single 2011 ?

- Kim Clijsters won her second straight Grand Slam title and the fourth of her career, struggling early before beating Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open final. The result ended the outstanding run of Li, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
4. who won Australian Open mens Single 2011 ?

-Novak Djokovic claimed his second title at the Australian Open in dominating style on when he hammered Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
5. 72-year-old woman who’s on a mission to eradicate illiteracy ?
-Paravati Mohanty Read more
6. Who has been appointed as the new PM of Jordan?
- Marouf Bakhit King Abdullah has dismissed his cabinet and appointed a new Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit. Read more
7. which south Korean steel company gets approval in Orissa ?
- POSCO

The south Korean firm Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) got the conditional clearence from the Environmental Ministry to start $12 billion steel mill project in Orissa. It is considered as the single biggest foreign direct investment (FDI) in India.

8. which department has been given the responsibility to deliver UID cards in india ?
- Department of Posts

More than 1 billion Indians will get their unique identification numbers from the ubiquitous post office. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), responsible for creating and distributing first of its kind unique identification numbers to Indian residents, signed an agreement with department of posts to this effect on 4 February.

9. Who has elected as new President for Myanmar ?

-General Thein Sein

Thein Sein, a military general-turned-civilian leader, was on 4 February elected Myanmar’s first President under its 2008 Constitution, which came into force earlier this week. His election was officially portrayed as a key step along the final lap of the military government’s roadmap towards democracy. Read more

10. Who is elected as the new PM of Nepal ?

- Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), Jhalanath Khanal become the 34th Prime Minister. read more
11. Eighth Aero India International Seminar was held in ?
- Bangalore

The eighth Aero India 2011 – International Seminar conducted was held at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Convention Centre here from February 7 to 9, as a prelude to the ‘Aero India 2011 Exposition’.
The seminar, organized by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in association with the Aeronautical Society of India

12. Where was held 17th Commonwealth Law Conference ?
- Hyderabad

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, inaugurated the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference at Hyderabad on 5 February.
The theme of this conference “Emerging Economies – Rule of Law: Challenges and Opportunities” is specially relevant today when a new global architecture is taking place and there is restlessness in the air in many developing countries. The ability of emerging economies to be a partner in shaping the new international order in the 21st century will be determined to a large extent by the choices they make with respect to their systems of governance as well as the legal and institutional structures they devise for enforcing the rule of law.

13. Recently govt. decided to Ban on use of plastics for packaging of which products ?

- The Environment Ministry issued a notification banning the use of plastics for packaging gutka and other tobacco products. Read more
14. Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka who passes away on 9th February 2011 ?
- M.P. Prakash

M.P. Prakash (71), former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away in a private hospital here on 9 February 2011.
He was battling cancer for over a year.
A respected political leader who was part of the Janata Parivar since its formation in 1977, Mr. Prakash crossed over to the Congress in April 2008 after falling out with the Janata Dal (Secular) leadership over the transfer of power to the BJP at the end of the first 20-month term of the coalition government.
He served as Deputy Chief Minister in the first coalition government in the State headed by N. Dharam Singh between August 2005 and January 2006.

15. The fourteenth National Conference on e-Governance was held at ?
- Aurangabad
The fourteenth National Conference on e-Governance is to begin on February 10th at Aurangabad. Governor of Maharahstra Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, has inaugurating the two-day annual event.
16. The Regional Aviation Security Conference was held at ?
- India is set to host the Regional Aviation Security Conference at New Delhi from 14-18 February, 2011 under the aegis of International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) to review the compliance of Security Declaration made in 37th Assembly of ICAO and also to have the risk overview of the recent developments in aviation security. The Conference is being organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.
17. When will be started Health insurance policy portability ?
- 1st July 2011

In a big relief to dissatisfied health insurance policy holders, sectoral regulator IRDA has allowed them portability — shifting policies from one insurer to another on same terms – from 1st July.The portability facility will allow policy holders to switch over to another insurance company with the same conditions.
The new facility will also help those policy holders who stick to one insurer throughout life for fear of losing the cover for Pre Existing Diseases (PED). Read more

18. which mobile company has maximum active customers ?

-Bharti Airtel

The Trai report said Bharti Airtel had about 92% active customers, while Idea Cellular had a little over 90% followed by Vodafone Essar at 76%, compared to 47-50 % for Tata (GSM and CDMA) and 66-68 % for Reliance Communications .

19. Who inaugurates World Philatelic Exhibition ‘INDIPEX 2011′ ?
- President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on 12-02-2011 inaugurated the World Philatelic Exhibition ‘INDIPEX 2011′ in the national capital.
20. 53rd annual Grammy Awards was held at ?
- The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

List of 53rd annual Grammy Awards

Album of the Year
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Record of the Year
Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding
Song of the Year
Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Train – “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck and Oumou Sangare – “Imagine”
Best Dance Recording
Rihanna – “Only Girl (In the World)”
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
The Black Keys – “Tighten Up”
Best Hard Rock Performance
Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang”
Best Rock Song
Neil Young – “Angry World”
Best Alternative Music Album
The Black Keys – Brothers
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Sade – “Soldier of Love”
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Usher – Raymond v. Raymond
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
Best Rap Song
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
Best Rap Album
Eminem – Recovery
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson – “As She’s Walking Away”
Best Country Song
Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
Best Country Album
Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Best Americana Album
Mavis Staples – You Are Not Alone
Best Traditional Blues Album
Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith – Joined at the Hip

21. Who launches ‘CARINGS’ & what is it?

-Mrs. Krishna Tirath

Minister of State for Women and Child Development Mrs. Krishna Tirath, launched a Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System CARINGS in New Delhi February 14. It is a web based management information system that offers a child centric approach for the child, parents and agencies.

22. winners’ list for 2011 BAFTA Awards.
- BAFTA Awards 2011

Best Film: The King’s Speech
Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Outstanding British Film: The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Best Original Screenplay: The King’s Speech
Outstanding British Contribution: The Harry Potter franchise
Best Original Music: Alexandre Desplat, The King’s Speech
Best Short Film: Until The River Runs Red, Paul Wright, Paul Kondeatis
Best Short Animation: The Eagleman Stag, Michael Please
Best Sound: Inception, Lee Smith
Best Editing: The Social Network, Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
Best Make-up and Hair: Alice In Wonderland, Vali O’Reilly, Paul Gooch
Best Film Not In The English Language: Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Best Costume Design: Alice In Wonderland, Coleen Attwood
Best Production Design: Inception, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
Best Special Visual Effects: Inception, Chris Courbold, Paul Franklin
Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3
Orange Wednesday’s Rising Star: Tom Hardy
Best Screenplay: The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin
Best Cinematography: True Grit

23. Who inaugurate International Conference on Community Mental Health?
- The Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate international conference cum workshop on Asia Pacific Community Mental Health on 17 February, 2011
24. which country has joined BRIC ?
- South Africa

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 19 February welcomed South Africa in the BRIC forum of fastest growing economies Brazil,Russia, India and China.
“South Africa has joined this meeting. We welcome South Africa. Now BRIC is no longer BRIC but it is BRICS. One ‘S’ has been added to it,”

25. The National Conference on Storage of Food Grains was held on ?
- February19, 2011 in New Delhi. Read more
26. who is the man of the match in world cup 2011 opening match held at Mirpur ?
- Virender Sehwag unleashed a stunning display of strokeplay to smash a blistering 175 as India launched their cricket World Cup campaign with an emphatic 87-runs victory over Bangladesh in their opening World Cup group-B match at the Sher-e-Bangla National stadium in Mirpur on 19 February.
27. The next BRICS summit is scheduled to be held in ?
- China in April.
28. Overseas Employers Conference was held in which city?
- Hyderabad

A two-day “Overseas Employers’ Conference” were held at Hyderabad February 21, to understand the concerns of the Foreign Employers in the Middle East and South-East Asia employing Indian workers. The conference was provide a forum for the overseas employers to interact with the Government of India and the State Government representatives and put forward their point of view and raise issues related to recruitment of Indian workers for overseas employment.

31. Who is the first woman officer to get gallantry award in Army ?

- Major Mitali Madhumita
35. Recently, Nishant which is India’s indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) completed the series of confirmatory trials carried out by the army at the Chandan ranges. In which state are located the Chandan Ranges ?
- Rajasthan
36. Which is the founding member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was not a member of its predecessor Shanghai-5?
- Uzbekistan
37. Where is located the National Biodiversity Authority ?
- Chennai
38. Who is the new governor (Indian Origin) of South Carolina ?
-Nikki Randhawa Halley
39. Hollywood actress and former sex symbol who dies at age 89 of respiratory failure in Santa Maria, California ?

- Jane Russell
40. Which three Pakistani cricketer has banned for 5 year by ICC for Match-fixing ?

- Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir
41. Which country has opened World’s first nuclear bank ?
- Russia
42. Which animal has been declared as National Heritage Animal by GOI ?
- Elephant.
43. who won Australian Open mixed doubles title ?

-Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Daniel Nestor of Canada won the mixed doubles championship at the Australian Open, beating Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan and Paul Hanley of Australia 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 in final.
44. Who wrote the book “India – Pakistan: Coming To Terms”?
- Ashutosh Misra
45. Which state government has renamed the Brookside Bungalow to Rabindranath Art Gallery?
- Meghalaya
46. What is the present FDI limit in Telecom sector?
- 74%
47. Which of the following nation is the recent one to join Non Aligned Movement(NAM)?
- Fiji
48. DIPP is the nodal agency in the field of foreign investments? what is the full form of DIPP
- Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
49. Who wrote the book ‘ Inside Wikileaks’ which talks about Julian Assange’s hobbies and other unrevealed facts in building and developing Wikileaks?

- Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Julian Asaange’s old collegue)
50. Who is the new nuclear department head of Iran?
- Nuclear scientist Fereedoon Abbazi Davani
51. What is the name of the German minister in power who has been accused of copying a thesis in order to achieve his doctorate?

- Carl Theodore Gutenberg
52. Who appointed as the next chairman of Indian Oil Corporation?
- R. S. Butola
53. who takes charge as the new chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

- U. K. Sinha
Upendra Kumar Sinha took charge as the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Chairman from the outgoing chief, C. B. Bhave.
54. Who has been elected National chairman of Young Indians (Yi) for 2011-12 ?
- Shankar Vanavarayar
55. Who has been named as the best CFO in the financial sector for 2010 by ICAI?
- V.S.Rangan
56. Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of ONGC and S.V.Narasimhan as interim head of IOC?
- A.K.Hazarika
57. Who becomes the 1st female CEO of a Formula One Team Sauber ?
- Monisha Kaltenborn
58. Which bank has decided to open subsidiary for financial services, to enter into investment banking, wealth and asset management?
- IOB – Indian Overseas Bank
59. Which Kochi-based company signed a deal with Los Angeles Potmax LLC to facilitate joint production and marketing activities?
- Vines Visual and Media Pvt. Ltd.
60. Who has been appointed as CFO for Infrastructure finance firm IDFC ?
- Sunil Kakar
61. Who has been appointed as CFO of Mahindra Satyam ?
- Vasant Krishnan
62. Who has been appointed as Head Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Bank of America ?
- Michael Benz
63. Who has been appointed as the Commander in Chief of the Delhi-based tri-services Strategic Forces Command (SFC), which is responsible for the nuclear arsenal of India?
Air Marshal KJ Mathews.

SFC, an agency tasked with the use of the nuclear weapons, was set up in 2003 along with an eight-point nuclear doctrine committed not to first strike first or use nukes against the non-nuclear nations. Headed by Prime Minister, the SFC was formed during the National Democratic alliance regime. Nuclear weapons can be activated only on specific orders of the PM and no other authority.

64. Who became the first Muslim to play for the Australian national cricket team?

Usman Khawaja.
Khawaja became the first Muslim and first Pakistani-born player to play test cricket for Australia, and only the seventh foreign-born cricketer to do so in the last 80 years. He was selected in the Australian cricket team to play England in the fifth Test against England in Sydney on 3 January 2011.
65. India’s first homegrown supersonic fighter jet, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) which was handed over to the Indian Air Force on January 10, 2011 by Defence minister, A K Antony after the Initial Operational Clearance?

Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.
66. Former IAS officer who resigned as a member of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission for his alleged role in the Adarsh housing scam?
Subhash Lalla
67. In a recent online survey conducted by Klout using a complex algorithm formula, the teen sensation from Canada has become the world’s most influential person, beating a host of more obvious contenders with a perfect score of 100. Who is that Canadian pop sensation?

Justin Bieber
68.  Who is appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Sudhir Chandra.
Since 1 January 1964 the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been charged with all matters relating to various direct taxes in India and it derives its authority from Central Board of Revenue Act 1963. The CBDT is a part of Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance.
69. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has recently appointed a two-member committee to investigate the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam. The members of the committee are?
JC Patil (Retired Justice) and P Subramaniam (Retired Chief Secretary). The committee has been asked to submit its report within three months, after probing all aspects of the case.
70. The Supreme Court on January 13, 2011 proceeded with the contempt proceeding against an advocate for allegedly casting aspersions on Chief Justice S H Kapadia in an interview to “Tehelka magazine”. Name of that Advocate?

Prashant Bhushan.

Bhushan is facing contempt proceedings for his interview to Tehelka magazine in which he made the insinuations against Justice Kapadia in 2009 as well as some other judges .He had said Justice Kapadia, being a member of the Forest Bench along with then Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, should not have heard the matter relating to Vedanta Sterlite Group as he held shares of the company.

71. Who won the title of Miss America 2011?

Teresa Scanlan.
Scanlan, a 17-year-old from Nebraska became the youngest winner of the Miss America title in 90 years.
72. Man of the match winners of 5 One Day International Cricket Series between India and South Africa held in South Africa in January 2011.
First ODI played at Durban on January 12, 2011:
Player of the match: Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa). He took 4 wickets for 31 runs.
Result: South Africa beat India by 135 runs.
Second ODI played at Johannesburg on January 15, 2011:
Player of the match: Munaf Patel (India). He took 4 wickets for 29 runs.
Result: India beat South Africa by 1 run.
Third ODI played at Cape Town on January 18, 2011:
Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan (India). He scored 59 runs and took 1 wicket.
Result: India beat South Africa by 2 wickets
Fourth ODI played at Port Elizabeth on January 21, 2011:
Player of the match: J.P.Duminy (South Africa). He scored unbeaten 71 runs.
Result: South Africa beat India by 48 runs (D/L method)
Fifth ODI played at Centurion on January 23, 2011:
Player of the match: Hashim Amla (South Africa). He scored 116 runs.
Result: South Africa beat India by 33 runs (D/L method).
Series Result: South Africa wins the 5 ODI series 3-2.
73. Co-Founder of Google who will be the new CEO of Google Inc. from April 4, 2011?

Larry Page.

The current CEO, Eric Schmidt will assume the role of ‘Executive Chairman’ to focus on deals, partnerships, customers and broader business relationships, government outreach and technology thought leadership.

75. Indo-American who is appointed as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)?
Islam A. Siddiqui.
76.  Indian-American who has been appointed by U.S.President Obama as member of the advisory group on Prevention, Health, Promotion and Integrative and Public Health?
Vivek Murthy.

He is the co-founder of the organisation known as Doctors for America that consists of over 15,000 doctors and medical students in 50 states and provides better healthcare for Americans.

77.  Which state has been voted the top travel and tourism destination in India by a poll conducted by the Outlook Traveller magazine?
Kerala.
The award was decided by a survey conducted by noted global consumer-research company Nielsen, among the readers of the magazine, Outlook Traveller.
78. Who has been appointed Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus?
Mikhail Myasnikovich.
79. Indian-American and a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer, who was sentenced by a US court to 32 years in jail for selling American military secrets to China on?
Noshir Gowadia.
80. INTERPOL has recently issued arrest warrant for former Tunisian president and six of his family members following a request from the Tunisian government. Name of that former president of Tunisia?
Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali
The warrant accuses Ben Ali and his relatives of possessing expropriated property and transferring foreign currency abroad. Ben Ali has taken refuge in Saudi Arabia.
81. Name of the army doctor who was conferred the highest peacetime gallantry award -Ashok Chakra-posthumously for fighting militants barehanded during an attack on Indians in Kabul last year?
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh (Manipur).

He is the first officer from Army Medical Corps (AMC) to receive the award
The officer laid down his life while fighting terrorists during an attack on Indians in Kabul.

82. A New York court has recently summoned Urban Development Minister of India in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in New Delhi. Name of that minister?
Kamal Nath.
The case against him was filed by an NGO, Sikhs for Justice, in April last year.

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Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude – HDFC Bank Clericle Model Papar 2010

Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude

1. Suresh is taller than Prabhu but shorter than Ram, Prabhu is as tall as Neeraj but taller than Nilesh. Which of the following statements is definitely true for Neeraj?
(a) Neeraj is shorter than Nilesh
(b) Neeraj is the tallest
(c) Neeraj is the shortest
(d) Neeraj is taller than Nilesh
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) Neeraj is taller than Nilesh
2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word STAINLESS each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
(e) None of these
Ans: ( e ) None of these
3. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following sequence? ARRANGEMENTS, RRANGEMENT, RANGEMEN, ?, NGEM
(a) RANGEME
(b) ANGEME
(c) ANGEMENT
(d) NGEMEN
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) ANGEME
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) Baking
(b) Steaming
(c) Cooking
(d) Frying
(e) Boiling
Ans: ( c ) Cooking
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) Radish
(b) Orange
(c) Pear
(d) Mango
(e) Apple
Ans: ( a ) Radish
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) Earth
(b) Moon
(c) Saturn
(d) Pluto
(e) Venus
Ans: ( b ) Moon
7. If water is called food, food is called drink, drink is called blue, blue is called red, red is called white and white is called brown, then what is the colour of ?blood? ?
(a) Blue
(b) Red
(c) Brown
(d) White
(e) Drink
Ans: ( d ) White
8. In a certain code language, the word ENQUIRY is written as YRIUQNE. How will the word REQUIRE be written in the code language ?
(a) QERUERI
(b) REQUERI
(c) ERIUQER
(d) IREUQER
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) ERIUQER
9. In a certain code language DESERT is written RTSEDE. How will the word FAULTS the written in that code language?
(a) TSULFA
(b) AFLUST
(c) LUAFST
(d) UAFSTL
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) TSULFA
10. How many meaningful English word can be formed by using the second, the fifth, the seventh and the tenth letters of the word APPROPRIATION, each only once, but in different sequence ?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) None of these
(e) More than three
Ans: ( a ) One
Directions (Qs. 11-15) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
11. 7589 ? ? = 3434
(a) 3721
(b) 4155
(c) 3246
(d) 11023
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 4155
12. 300 + (10)2 x 2 = ?
(a) 450
(b) 800
(c) 500
(d) 550
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 500
13. 12.05 x 5.4 ÷ 0.6 = ?
(a) 105.55
(b) 108.45
(c) 118.45
(d) 118.55
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 108.45
14. 2435 ÷ 24 = 24?
(a) 2.5
(b) 3.5
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 2.5
15. 78 x 14 + 7645 ? ? = 8247
(a) 580
(b) 590
(c) 490
(d) 480
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 490
Directions (Qs. 16-17) :
I. ?P + Q? means P is the brother of Q
II. ?P x Q? means P is the mother of Q
III. ?P ÷ Q? means P is the sister of Q
IV. ?P ? Q? means Q is the father of P
16. Which of the following represents ?B is the material uncle of C??
(a) B + A x C
(b) B x C + A
(c) B ÷ C + A
(d) B x A + c
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) B + A x C
17. Which of the following statements is not necessary to answer the above question?
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only III
(c) Only III and IV
(d) Either II or III
(e) All are necessary
Ans: ( c ) Only III and IV
18. Pointing towards a woman a boy said, ?she is the only daughter of my mother?s brother?s only brother-in-law?. How the woman is related to the boy?
(a) Mother
(b) Aunt
(c) Sister-in-law
(d) Sister
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) Sister
19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) 63
(b) 64
(c) 39
(d) 48
(e) 79
Ans: ( e ) 79
20. Ina certain code language DOWNBEAT is written as TABEWNDO. How will the word PROSPECT be written in that code language?
(a) RPSOEPTC
(b) TCPEOSPR
(c) ORPSPTCE
(d) TCPREPOS
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) TCPEOSPR
Directions (Qs. 21-26) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
21. 37.5 ÷ (27)1.5 x 92 = 3?
(a) 5
(b) 4.5
(c) 7
(d) 6.5
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 7
22. 28% of 450 + 45% of 280 = ?
(a) 126
(b) 252
(c) 324
(d) 212
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 252
23. 1027.05 ? 314.005 + 112.25 = ?
(a) 825.395
(b) 825.095
(c) 825.305
(d) 825.295
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) 825.295
24. (103.7 x 101.3)2 = 10?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 3
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 10
25. 40.83 x 1.02 x 1.2 = ?
(a) 49.97592
(b) 41.64660
(c) 58.7952
(d) 42.479532
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 49.97592
26. 3978 + 112 x 2 = ? ÷ 2
(a) 8180
(b) 2101
(c) 4090
(d) 8404
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) 8404
27. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) 21
(b) 35
(c) 49
(d) 63
(e) 56
Ans: ( c ) 49
28. P is heavier than Q but lighter than R. Q is heavier than T. S is heavier than P but lighter than V. Who among them is the lightest?
(a) V
(b) S
(c) T
(d) R
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) T
29. In a certain code language TRANSPORT is written as RTASNPORT. How will the word GATEHOUSE be written in that code language ?
(a) ETGAHOESU
(b) ETAGHESUO
(c) AGTHEOUSE
(d) AGETHUOES
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) AGTHEOUSE
30. In a certain code language ?si re ga? MEANS ?Shyam is smart? and ?pa si ga? means? Animesh is smart?. What is the code for ?smart? in that code language?
(a) si
(b) re
(c) ga
(d) pa
(e) None of these
Ans: ( e ) None of these
Directions (Qs. 31-34) : What will come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following questions ?
31. 12.05 x 5.4 ÷ 0.3 = ?
(a) 108.55
(b) 216.90
(c) 118.45
(d) 118.55
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 216.90
32. 99 ÷ 11 + 7 x 16 = (?)2
(a) 11
(b) 121
(c) 12
(d) 144
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 11
33. 8400 ÷ 120 x 15 + 150 = ?
(a) 1050
(b) 1200
(c) 1100
(d) 1514
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 1200
34. 45% of 1500 + 35% of 1700 = ?% of 3175
(a) 40
(b) 55
(c) 45
(d) 35
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 40
Directions (Qs. 35-39) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: The number 0 to 9 are coded in the following manner considering the exception given below:
3 6 9 7 0 2 8 1 5 4
H P V S G D J K M R
.
Exception 1: If a number starts and ends with non-zero odd number then the first and the last digits should be coded as X and Z.
Exception 2: If a number starts and ends with non-zero even number then the first and the last digits should be coded as A and B respectively.
35. What is the code for 5 2 1 8 6 3 ?
(a) MDKJPH
(b) ZDKJPX
(c) XDKJPZ
(d) ADKJPB
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) XDKJPZ
36. What is the code for 492310 ?
(a) RVDHKG
(b) AVDHKB
(c) VRDKHG
(d) BVDHKA
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) RVDHKG
37. Which of the following numbers is represented by ASGHKB?
I. 670312 II. 470313 III. 270318
(a) Only I and III
(b) Only I and II
(c) Only Ii and III
(d) Only I
(e) Only III
Ans: ( a ) Only I and III
38. What is the code for 3186452 ?
(a) HKJDMRP
(b) KHPJMRD
(c) DMRPHKJ
(d) HKJPRMD
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) HKJPRMD
39. Which of the following numbers is represented by DPJRSV ?
(a) 628794
(b) 268479
(c) 246793
(d) 168359
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 268479
40. Animesh and Anand together got a profit of Rs. 9,600 and they distributed between themselves in the ratio of 5 : 7. What is the share of Animesh?
(a) Rs. 4,000
(b) Rs. 5,600
(c) Rs. 4,800
(d) Rs. 5,200
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) Rs. 4,000
41. A man bought some fruits at the rate of 16 for Rs. 24 and sold them at the rate of 8 for Rs. 18. What is the profit per cent?
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 40%
(d) 25%
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 50%
42. A cow is tethered in the middle of a field with a 14 feet long rope. If the cow grazes 100 sq feet per day approximately. What time will be taken by the cow to graze the grazeable area of the field?
(a) 2 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 24 days
(d) 6 days
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) 6 days
43. 7/8 of 3/7 of a number is equal to 25% of 45% of another number. What is the ratio of the first and the second numbers respectively?
(a) 3 : 7
(b) 9: 10
(c) 3 : 10
(d) 3 : 2
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 3 : 10
44. Mr. Rahul spends 30% of his monthly salary on domestic expenses. He spends respectively 20% and 10% of the remaining salary on education of children and conveyance. Of the remaining amounts now he spends respectively 20% and 30% on entertainment and maintenance of house. He saves Rs. 5512.50. what is the monthly salary of Mr. Rahul?
(a) Rs. 22,500
(b) Rs. 20,000
(c) Rs. 25,000
(d) Rs. 24,500
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) Rs. 22,500
45. The ratio of the present ages of Suman and Renu is 5 : 7 respectively. Four years hence the ratio will become 3 : 4 respectively. What is the present age of Renu in years?
(a) 28
(b) 24
(c) 20
(d) 21
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 28
46. If instead of multiplying a number by 7 the number was divided by 7. What should be the percentage error?
(a) 100%
(b) 96.8%
(c) 92.70%
(d) 97.9%
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) 97.9%
47. A car covers a certain distance taking 7 hours in forward journey. During the return journey, speed was increased by 12 kmph and it takes 5 hours. What is total distance covered?
(a) 210 km
(b) 70 km
(c) 440 km
(d) 220 km
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 210 km
48. The LCM of two numbers is 2079 and their HCF is 27. If one of the numbers is 189, find the other number.
(a) 248
(b) 128
(c) 297
(d) 336
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 297
49. The average between a two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 9. What is the difference between the two digits of the number?
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) Cannot be determined
50. A circle and a rectangle have the same perimeter. The sides of the rectangle are 18 cm and 26 cm. What will be the area of the circle?
(a) 88 cm2
(b) 1250 cm2
(c) 154 cm2
(d) 128 cm2
(e) None of these
Ans: ( e ) None of these
51. The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number?
(a) 75
(b) 100
(c) 125
(d) 80
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 125
52. Some persons decide to raise Rs. 3 lakhs by equal contribution from each of them. If they contributed Rs. 50 extra each, the contribution increased to Rs. 3.25 lakhs. How many persons were there ?
(a) 400
(b) 500
(c) 600
(d) 700
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 500
53. A sample of milk contains 5% water. What quantity of pure milk should be added to 10 litres of milk to reduce the water content to 2%?
(a) 5 litres
(b) 7 litres
(c) 15 litres
(d) 12 litres
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 15 litres
54. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum of money at 5% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 1.50. Find the sum.
(a) Rs. 800
(b) Rs. 1200
(c) Rs. 400
(d) Rs. 600
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) Rs. 600
55. A, B and C contract a work for Rs. 550. Together A and B are supposed to do 7/11th of the work. How much does C get?
(a) Rs. 270
(b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 310
(d) Rs. 175
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) Rs. 200
Directions (Qs. 56?60) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: There is a five storey building including the ground floor and each floor has only one flat. All these flats have been occupied by the five Bank Probationary Officers. Each officer owns a different car. The cars are : Indica, Ikon, Indigo, Elentra and Santro. The five officers?A, B, X, Y and Z ? are employed in the different banks, viz., State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), UCO Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank but not necessarily in the same order. Mr. X works in HDFC Bank and lives on the ground floor. The officer who lives on fourth (top) floor does not own Elentra or Santro. Mr. B works in PNB and owns Elentra car. The officer who works in UCO Bank and lives on second floor owns Indica car. Mr. Y lives on third floor and owns Indigo. Mr. Z works in ICICI Bank and Mr. Y works in State Bank of India.
56. Who among the following does own Santro car ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) X
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) X
57. Who lives on the second floor ?
(a) X
(b) Y
(c) Z
(d) A
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) A
58. On which floor does B live ?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Fourth
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) First
59. Who among the following owns Indica car ?
(a) X
(b) A
(c) Y
(d) B
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) A
60. Which of the following combinations of the officer and car is correct ?
(a) Mr. X : Elentra
(b) Mr. Y : Ikon
(c) Mr. A : Santro
(d) Mr. Z : Ikon
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) Mr. Z : Ikon
61. For which of the following values of x the inequality x (x + 3) < 10 is satisfied ?
(a) X > 2, x < -5
(b) -3 < x < 0
(c) -2 < x < 5
(d) X < -2, x > 5
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) -3 < x < 0
62. There is a leak in the bottom of a cistern. When the cistern is thoroughly repaired, it would be filled in 3 ½ hours. It now takes half an hour longer. If the cistern is full, how long will the leak take to empty the cistern?
(a) 24 hours
(b) 28 hours
(c) 21 hours
(d) 27 hours
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) 24 hours
63. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 8 cm and 10 cm respectively what will be the area of the rhombus?
(a) 35 sq cm
(b) 40 sq cm
(c) 30 sq cm
(d) 20 sq cm
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 40 sq cm
64. Some toys were distributed equally among 18 children in such a way that the number of toys each child gets is equal to the total number of children and after distribution 6 toys are left out. What was the total number of toys?
(a) 324
(b) 330
(c) 336
(d) 320
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) 330
65. A shopkeeper allows 10% discount on the price of an article and sells it for Rs. 7,600. What is the market price of the article ?
(a) Rs. 8,250
(b) Rs. 8,500
(c) Rs. 8,540
(d) Rs. 8,415
(e) None of these
Ans: ( e ) None of these
Directions (Qs. 66-70) : Below in each question five words are given. Which of them will come in the middle place if all of them are arranged alphabetically? Serial number of that word is the answer.
66. (a) Encounter
(b) Enormous
(c) Engineer
(d) Enlarge
(e) Encroach
Ans: ( c ) Engineer
67. (a) Network
(b) Nepotism
(c) Neutral
(d) Neighbour
(e) Nervous
Ans: ( e ) Nervous
68. (a) Granular
(b) Gratuity
(c) Gravitate
(d) Greatness
(e) Grateful
Ans: ( b ) Gratuity
69. (a) Residential
(b) Reputation
(c) Resistant
(d) Residence
(e) Reschedule
Ans: ( d ) Residence
70. (a) Bracelet
(b) Boutique
(c) Bourgeois
(d) Brackish
(e) Bramble
Ans: ( a ) Bracelet
Directions (Qs. 71-75) : the number group in each question is to be codified in the following codes :
Number 3 8 7 0 1 9 6 4 2 5
Codes N L D M H B V R G P
.
You have to find out which of the answers (A), (B), (C) and (D) has the correct coded form of the given number group. If none of the coded form is correct, mark (E) as the answer.
71. 6182734
(a) HBGPLDM
(b) VBLGRNH
(c) VHLGDNR
(d) BHNDGHR
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) VHLGDNR
72. 349805
(a) NRBLMP
(b) BRNLPM
(c) LRDGMP
(d) PMLHBR
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) NRBLMP
73. 57920642
(a) DPBGMVRH
(b) PDBRLNGH
(c) MVRGHLDP
(d) PDBGMVRG
(e) None of these
Ans: ( d ) PDBGMVRG
74. 7561024
(a) DPVGMRH
(b) DPVHMGR
(c) HMRLDVP
(d) VHDPGRL
(e) None of these
Ans: ( b ) DPVHMGR
75. 48236017
(a) RLGDLMHV
(b) BNDPGMRH
(c) VHMGDMRL
(d) HNPGBMHV
(e) None of these
Ans: ( e ) None of these
Directions (Qs. 76-80) : the news item given in each question below is to be classified into one of the following five areas.
(a) Political and Social, (b) sports and Culture, (c) Science and Health (d) Economics and Commerce, and (e) Miscellaneous
76. International Film Festival of India was organized in Chennai recently.
Ans: ( b ) sports and Culture
77. India will host 2010 Commonwealth Games
Ans: ( b ) sports and Culture
78. Sustained efforts are needed to secure the release of hotages.
Ans: ( e ) Miscellaneous
79. India and Japan are considering to have dialogue on defence issue.
Ans: ( a ) Political and Social
80. New vaccine MMR has been developed for children.
Ans: ( c ) Science and Health
TEST ?III :: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (Qs. 81-90) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Fourteen centuries ago when the world was much younger, the ruler of all India, Rajah Balhait, was ??..(151) about his people. A new game of dice, called hard, had ???(152) the imagination of his subjects, teaching them that chance alone-a-roll of the dice guided the ???(153) of men. All who played this game of fortune lost their ???(155) in the virtues of courage, prudence, wisdom and hope. It bred a fatalism that was ???(155) the spirit of the kingdom. Raja Balhait commissioned Sissa, an intelligent courter at his court to find an answer to this ???(156) After much
???(157) the clever Sissa invented another game. Chaturanga, the exact ???(158) of hard, in which the four elements of the Indian army were the key pleces. In the game these pieces-chariots, horses, elephants and foot soldiers-joined with a royal counselor to defend their king and defeat the enemy. Forceful ???(159) was demanded of the players?not luck. Chaturanga soon became more popular than hard, and the ???(160) to the Kingdom was over.
81. (a) concerned
(b) confident
(c) ignorant
(d) indifferent
(e) partisan
Ans: ( a ) concerned
82. (a) propelled
(b) enshrined
(c) captured
(d) activated
(e) enhanced
Ans: ( c ) captured
83. (a) communities
(b) ways
(c) abnormalities
(d) destiny
(e) groups
Ans: ( d ) destiny
84. (a) bravado
(b) interest
(c) peace
(d) wealth
(e) faith
Ans: ( b ) interest
85. (a) appalling
(b) crushing
(c) moistening
(d) promoting
(e) overwhelming
Ans: ( e ) overwhelming
86. (a) apprehension
(b) risk
(c) problem
(d) game
(e) destiny
Ans: ( e ) destiny
87. (a) deliberation
(b) absorption
(c) insight
(d) hesitation
(e) reluctance
Ans: ( a ) deliberation
88. (a) nature
(b) equivalent
(c) picture
(d) opposite
(e) replica
Ans: ( d ) opposite
89. (a) prediction
(b) concentration
(c) manipulation
(d) attack
(e) fortune
Ans: ( b ) concentration
90. (a) devastation
(b) anxiety
(c) impeachment
(d) nuisance
(e) threat
Ans: ( e ) threat
Directions (Qs. 91-95) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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 not error, the answer is ?E?. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
91. If your don?t (a) / understand any of these words (b) / you could (c) / always refer a dictionary. (d) / No error (e)
Ans: ( e )
92. Tea is so hot (a) / that she (b) / can (c) / take it. (d) / No error (e)
Ans: ( a )
93. The teacher said (a) / that the earth (b) / moves round (c) / the sun. (d) / No error (e)
Ans: ( e )
94. He told to me (a) / that he (b) / was going away (c) / the next day. (d) / No error (e)
Ans: ( b )
95. The lecturer says (a) / that Solomon won the respect (b) / of all races and (c) / classes by his justice. (d) / No error (e)
Ans: ( e )
Directions (Qs. 96-100) : In each of the following questions, select the most appropriate word from among the five words given below the sentence to fill in the blanks in the sentence so as to complete it meaningfully.
96. Sunil was ???asleep and could not be easily awakened.
(a) high
(b) fast
(c) severe
(d) total
(e) has
Ans: ( b ) fast
97. The vehicle did not come to a sudden halt since he braked ???
(a) immediately
(b) silently
(c) gently
(d) completely
(e) detected
Ans: ( c ) gently
98. I saw him going escorted ??? two policemen.
(a) with
(b) against
(c) by
(d) on
(e) for
Ans: ( c ) by
99. Madhav is a sick man and has to be taken to the doctor ???
(a) usually
(b) timely
(c) seldom
(d) frequently
(e) avoided
Ans: ( d ) frequently
100. The child was left in the servants ???
(a) care
(b) duty
(c) work
(d) help
(e) innocence
Ans: ( a ) care
Directions (Qs. 101-105) : Rearrange the following six sentences I, II, III, IV, V and VI in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions given below them.
I. We were interested by contrast in understanding what lessons actual teams and non-teams had for others to choose to struggle with change and performance.
II. Still, we suspected that most of these focused on persuading readers that ?terms are important?.
III. After all we thought teams are a well-known subject and there must be a thousand books on the subject already.
IV. By going down this path we hope to discover something to say that was different from most books on the subject.
V. We approached the idea of a book on teams cautiously.
VI. Alternatively they focused on providing you to advise on building teams as an objective in it self.
101. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence?
(a) I
(b) II
(c) VI
(d) III
(e) IV
Ans: ( d ) III
102. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence ?
(a) V
(b) I
(c) II
(d) III
(e) IV
Ans: ( a ) V
103. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence ?
(a) V
(b) III
(c) II
(d) VI
(e) IV
Ans: ( c ) II
104. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence ?
(a) III
(b) IV
(c) II
(d) VI
(e) I
Ans: ( e ) I
105. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence ?
(a) III
(b) IV
(c) V
(d) VI
(e) II
Ans: ( b ) IV
Directions (Qs. 106-110) : In each sentence below four words have been printed in bold type, which are numbered (A), (B), (C), (D). One of these words may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. The number of that word is the answer. If all the four words are spelt correctly, the answer is (E), i.e., all correct.
106. He had experienced (a) / a purposefully (b) / discussion (c) / on topics of our interest. (d) / All correct (e)
Ans: ( b )
107. To solve a (a) / problem, one needs to have (b) / intelligent and firm (c) / determination. (d) / All correct (e)
Ans: ( c )
108. Many legends (a) / superstions endow the moon with (b) / a beauty and mistery which will (c) / linger for countless years. (d) / All correct (e)
Ans: ( c )
109. People in our country are distressed (a) / by the spate of strikes, an almost (b) / perpetual go-slow and (c) / increadibly low productivity. (d) / All correct (e)
Ans: ( d )
110. The faces of the (a) / twins were so (b) / identical that we could not (c) / differentiate between them. (d) / All correct (e)
Ans: ( c )
Directions (Qs. 111-115) : In each of the following questions five words are given, which are numbered I, II, III, IV and V. By using all the five words, each only once, you have to frame a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. The correct order of the words is the answer. Choose from the five alternatives the one having the correct order of words and mark it as your answer on the answer sheet.
111. I. interested II. in III. children
IV. are V. games
(a) III, IV, I, II, V
(b) V, IV, I, II, III
(c) III, IV, V, I, II
(d) III, V, IV, I, II
(e) III, IV, II, V, I
Ans: ( a ) III, IV, I, II, V
112. I. was II. to III. he VI. go V. ready
(a) III, I, II, IV, V
(b) I, III, IV, II, V
(c) III, IV, II, V, I
(d) I, II, IV, III, V
(e) III, I, V, II, IV
Ans: ( e ) III, I, V, II, IV
113. I. found II. lost III. his
IV. book V. we
(a) V, II, III, I, IV
(b) III, IV, II, V, I
(c) V, I, III, II, IV
(d) V, II, III, IV, I
(e) III, IV, V, II, I
Ans: ( c ) V, I, III, II, IV
114. I. of II. he III. proud
IV. me V. was
(a) V, II, IV, I, III
(b) II, V, IV, I, III
(c) IV, V, III, I, II
(d) II, V, III, I, IV
(e) II, III, V, I, IV
Ans: ( d ) II, III, V, I, IV
115. I. decision II. happy III. made
IV. your V. me
(a) IV, III, V, II, I
(b) IV, I, III, V, II
(c) II, I, III, V, IV
(d) IV, I, V, III, II
(e) II, III, V, IV, I
Ans: ( b ) IV, I, III, V, II
Directions (Qs. 116-120) : In the following questions, five words are given out of which only one is mis-spelt. Find that mis-spelt word and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.
116. (a) combination
(b) exageration
(c) hallucination
(d) admonition
(e) clinical
Ans: ( b ) exageration
117. (a) sacrosanct
(b) sacrelege
(c) sacred
(d) sacrament
(e) segment
Ans: ( b ) sacrelege
118. (a) allitration
(b) allowance
(c) almighty
(d) almanac
(e) illicit
Ans: ( a ) allitration
119. (a) idiosyncrasy
(b) idealise
(c) idiosy
(d) ideology
(e) ieonoclass
Ans: ( c ) idiosy
120. (a) jaundise
(b) jasmine
(c) jevelin
(d) jarving
(e) judgement
Ans: ( a ) jaundise
Directions (Qs. 121-130) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases in the passage are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Nature is an infinite source of beauty. Sunrise and sunset, mountains and rivers, lakes and glaciers, forests and fields provide joy and bliss to the human mind and heart for hours together. Everything in nature is splendid and divine. Everyday and every season of the year has a peculiar beauty to unfold. Only one should have eyes to behold it and a heart to feel it like the English poet William Wordsworth who after seeing daffodils said: ?And then my heart with pleasure fills and dances with the daffodils?. Nature is a great teacher. The early man was thrilled with beauty and wonders of nature. The Aryans worshipped nature.
One can learn the lessons in the vast school of nature. Unfortunately the strife, the stress and the tension of modern life have made people immune to beauties of nature. Their life is so full of care that they have no time to stand and stare. They cannot enjoy the beauty of lowing rivers, swinging trees, flying birds and majestic mountains and hills. There is however, a cry to go back to village from the concrete and artificial jungle of cities. Hence the town planners of today pay special attention to provide enough number of natural scenic spots in town planning. To develop a balanced personality, one needs to have a healthy attitude which can make us appreciate and enjoy the beauty of nature. There is other balm to soothe our tired soul and listless mind than the infinite nature all around us. We should enjoy it fully to lead a balanced and harmonious life, full of peace and tranquility.
121. Which of the following words has the SAME meaning as the word care as used in the passage ?
(a) grief
(b) want
(c) needs
(d) pleasure
(e) prejudices
Ans: ( a ) grief
122. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word unfold as used in the passage.
(a) declare
(b) conceal
(c) describe
(d) perpetuate
(e) evolve
Ans: ( b ) conceal
123. Which of the following statements is not made in the passage about Nature?
(a) Nature is an infinite source of beauty
(b) Everything in nature is splendid and divine
(c) Nature is a great teacher
(d) The Aryans worshipped Nature
(e) The early man was scared of Nature
Ans: ( e ) The early man was scared of Nature
124. What is needed to develop balanced personality?
(a) interpersonal skills
(b) reading poetry
(c) healthy attitude
(d) going back to villages
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) healthy attitude
125. Why do people not enjoy the beauty of Nature ?
(a) They are running after material pleasures
(b) They do not consider nature as balm to soothe their fired minds
(c) Their life is full of worries and tensions
(d) They are afraid of nature
(e) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Their life is full of worries and tensions
126. What should we do to enjoy tranquil life ?
(a) Get totally immersed in our daily routine
(b) Believe that nature is infinite source of beauty
(c) Lead a disciplined and dedicated life
(d) Enjoy the nature around us
(e) Form a habit of daily physical exercise
Ans: ( d ) Enjoy the nature around us
127. What are the town planners doing today?
(a) Providing facilities for enjoying nature
(b) Establishing balance between concrete and artificial jungle of cities
(c) Supporting the cry to go back to villages
(d) Making efforts to inculcate healthy attitude among people
(e) None of these
Ans: ( a ) Providing facilities for enjoying nature
128. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word listless as used in the passage
(a) active
(b) progressive
(c) backward
(d) hidden
(e) impure
Ans: ( a ) active
129. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word soothe as used in the passage ?
(a) stabilize
(b) excite
(c) propagate
(d) nature
(e) strengthen
Ans: ( b ) excite
130. According to the author of the passage, Nature
(a) is the ultimate salvation of man
(b) is the creator of this universe
(c) brings uniformity in all seasons
(d) maintains homeostasis in human beings
(e) is abundantly glorious and divine
Ans: ( e ) is abundantly glorious and divine

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